Spokane’s daily newspaper will stop publishing unsigned editorials and candidate endorsements after its publisher’s exhortation to vote for Donald Trump was poorly received.
Category: Media & Culture
Some takeaways from the final presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump
This debate was seen by many as a return to civility, but Trump was still full of lies, conspiracy theories and nonsensical claims.
Dori Monson indefinitely suspended by Seahawks, KIRO after transphobic tweet
The right wing talk show host is off the air and no longer has a show, at least as of October 2020.
Book Review: Brian Stelter’s “Hoax” offers a fresh look at how Fox corrodes democracy
Read Joel Connelly’s review of a 2020 book examining the destructive influence of Rupert Murdoch’s right wing cable channel, in the tradition of Outfoxed, The Republican Noise Machine, and Murdoch’s World.
Instructive bad reading, Part IV: Dissecting fascism with the help of “Might is Right”
Fourth installment in a series examining a white supremacist text published in 1896 that can help us understand what’s happening today. Sometimes, it’s in the awfully done that we can see a point of view most clearly.
Instructive bad reading, Part III: Dissecting fascism with the help of “Might is Right”
Third installment in a series examining a white supremacist text published in 1896 that can help us understand what’s happening today. Sometimes, it’s in the awfully done that we can see a point of view most clearly.
Instructive bad reading, Part II: Dissecting fascism with the help of “Might is Right”
Second installment in a series examining a white supremacist text published in 1896 that can help us understand what’s happening today. Sometimes, it’s in the awfully done that we can see a point of view most clearly.
Instructive bad reading, Part I: Dissecting fascism with the help of “Might is Right”
First installment in a series examining a white supremacist text published in 1896 that can help us understand what’s happening today. Sometimes, it’s in the awfully done that we can see a point of view most clearly.
Netroots Nation featured panel discusses the Biden-Harris strategy for progressive victory
Staffers from Joe Biden’s presidential campaign laid out the case for why progressive organizations and activists should invest in building a relationship with the 2020 Democratic ticket.
Joel Connelly retires from the P‑I; will join NPI’s Cascadia Advocate as a contributor
After nearly half a century of service to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and its online successor, seattlepi.com, the legendary journalist and columnist has retired. He’ll join NPI as a contributor.
Journalist and columnist Joel Connelly to retire from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
At the end of June 2020, Heart’s longest-serving Seattle employee will retire after a distinguished career.
Eleventh 2020 Democratic debate was defined by the coronavirus pandemic
Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders met in a CNN studio to discuss the ongoing coronavirus crisis and what they would do to respond to it.
Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders to debate one-on-one in Washington, D.C. studio
The former Vice President and the junior U.S. Senator from Vermont will meet amidst a global pandemic and in the aftermath of Super Tuesday and Super Tuesday II.
Book Review: The Case Against Free Speech centers actual power over abstract principle
Read NPI Literary Advocate David Johnson’s review of P.E. Moskowitz’s provocatively titled book about the First Amendment, fascism, and the future of dissent.