Panelists include David Frum, former speechwriter for President George W. Bush; David Litt, former special assistant and senior presidential speechwriter for President Barack Obama, and Scott McClellan, former White House Press Secretary for President George W. Bush.
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LIVE from the Crosscut Festival: “When free speech becomes hate speech”
This panel featured panelists Ethan Blevins, staff attorney at Pacific Legal Foundation; Evergreen State College student Jamil Bee; David Neiwert, investigate reporter and author of a recent book on the Radical Right; and Evergreen State College professor of Geography and Native Studies, Zoltán Grossman.
LIVE from Crosscut Festival: Tax breaks for titans
During this panel discussion, Rep. Reuven Carlyle said that Washington has the most tax breaks because we have the most upside-down and backwards tax structure in the nation. Regarding the negotiations around Boeing tax breaks, he acknowledged that there were both “substantive wins and substantive loses” for the people of Washington.
LIVE from the Crosscut Festival: Bridging the Cascade Divide
The first session I attended today was “Bridging the Cascade Divide” discussing the political differences, but also the commonalities, between Eastern and Western Washington.
LIVE from Seattle University: Day Two of the Crosscut Festival kicks off
Organized by news outlet Crosscut, the Festival is intended to “bring together some of the boldest thought leaders in politics, business and social justice activism to be interviewed live on stage by some of the finest journalists in the Pacific Northwest.”
LIVE from Seattle: Hillary Clinton comes to the Paramount to discuss “What Happened?”
Hillary Clinton is in the Emerald City for the Seattle stop of her What Happened? book tour. Read NPI’s take on her appearance at the Paramount Theatre.
LIVE from Atlanta: Netroots Nation hears from Ben Jealous and Elizabeth Warren
Good morning, and welcome back to our continuing live coverage of Netroots Nation 2017, taking place in Atlanta, Georgia. Attendees are once again coming together in the Centennial Ballroom for a morning plenary session with Elizabeth Warren and many other distinguished speakers. The Rev. angel Kyodo williams, author of Radical Dharma, returned to open the […]
LIVE from Atlanta: Stacey Abrams, Barbara Lee anchor opening night of Netroots Nation
Good afternoon, and welcome back to NPI’s live coverage of Netroots Nation 2017, taking place in Atlanta, Georgia today through this coming Saturday. Netroots Nation is America’s largest annual gathering of progressive activists, advocacy journalists, and grassroots organizers. NPI has had a presence at every Netroots Nation conference, going back to 2006, when the convention […]
LIVE from Seattle: Impact Hub hosts televised 2017 Emerald City mayoral debate
Tonight, Seattle City Club is hosting a mayoral debate with six of the leading candidates for Seattle’s top public job, including Jessyn Farrell, Bob Hasegawa, Cary Moon, Nikita Oliver and Jenny Durkan. NPI will be chronicling the proceedings with live updates as the night continues, so stay tuned. QUESTION: What sets you apart? ANSWERS: Nikita Oliver stressed […]
Tina Podlodowski + Joe Pakootas elected to lead the Washington State Democratic Party
Change is in the air at the Washington State Democratic Party. The party’s central committee (WSDCC) voted decisively today to set the party on a new course by selecting Tina Pododlowski of Seattle and Joe Pakootas of Spokane to be the party’s new Chair and Vice Chair for 2017–2018. (Full disclosure: I am a voting member […]
LIVE from Olympia: Washington State Democrats choose officers for 2017–2018
Good afternoon from Olympia, Washington. I’m at the Red Lion here in our state’s capital to chronicle (and participate in) the biennial winter reorganization meeting of the Washington State Democratic Party, one of two of the state’s major political parties. As one of one hundred and seventy-six members of the Washington State Democratic Central Committee […]
LIVE from Seattle’s U District: Bernie Sanders joins supporters to discuss Our Revolution
Good evening from the University District, and welcome to NPI’s live coverage of the Seattle stop of Bernie Sanders’ Our Revolution book tour. Senator Sanders is joining a packed house of supporters at University Temple United Methodist Church to promote his recently-released book and talk about the direction of the progressive movement as America enters […]
30th Legislative District celebrates Democratic swing
Tension was high at the joint election night party for state House of Representatives candidates Kristine Reeves and Mike Pellicciotti. Democrats gathered as concerning presidential election results poured in prior to Washington poll closure. Just before 8 PM, 30th LD Democratic Chair Tim Burns rounded up the 60 or so volunteers and guests in a […]
No Senate upsets behind Trump’s southern firewall
As anticipated going into Election Day, many of the Senate seats up for reelection were expected to be Safe Republican. Out of a total of 34 seats, 24 are held by Republicans. This might seem like a big opportunity for Democrats interested in having a Congress sympathetic to the potential Clinton agenda, but many of […]