| Excerpt: | It's truly refreshing to see a country's leadership take swift and decisive action to improve gun safety laws in the aftermath of a horrific mass shooting. |
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| Published at: | 10:19 PM on Wednesday, March 20th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | Secure Firearms Ownership |
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Category Archives: Civil Liberties
*This* is what leadership looks like: New Zealand is banning military-grade guns
Tim “Chairman” Eyman pleads not guilty to charge of theft in the third degree
| Excerpt: | Video evidence shows that Eyman stole a Brenton Studios Mayhart chair from the Lacey Office Depot on February 13th, but Eyman says he's not guilty. |
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| Published at: | 7:35 PM on Thursday, March 7th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Criminal Justice, Permanent Defense |
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Tim Eyman charged with misdemeanor theft; he says he didn’t mean to steal office chair
| Excerpt: | The disgraced initiative promoter has cooked up a pathetic, laughable excuse for his criminal conduct for last week. |
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| Published at: | 4:48 PM on Tuesday, February 19th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Criminal Justice, Permanent Defense |
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Tim Eyman caught on video stealing a chair from the Office Depot in Lacey, Washington
| Excerpt: | The disgraced initiative promoter is under investigation for petty theft and pledges to "cooperate fully" following widespread media coverage of his crime. |
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| Published at: | 11:09 PM on Friday, February 15th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Criminal Justice, Permanent Defense |
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VICTORY! Washington State Senate votes to abolish the death penalty a second time
| Excerpt: | Washington is once again on its way to becoming the next state to abolish the death penalty thanks to Senate passage of Reuven Carlyle's SB 5339. |
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| Published at: | 3:08 PM on Friday, February 15th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
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Abolition now! NPI urges Senate Law & Justice Committee to end the death penalty
| Excerpt: | Read the Northwest Progressive Institute's testimony in support of Senate Bill 5339, which would end the death penalty in Washington State. |
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| Published at: | 12:37 PM on Tuesday, February 5th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Nondiscrimination |
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State Senate sends bill to perfect De-Escalate Washington’s I-940 to Governor Jay Inslee
| Excerpt: | A bill that polishes De-Escalate Washington's successful Initiative 940 has cleared the Legislature unanimously, without a single dissenting vote. |
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| Published at: | 12:06 PM on Wednesday, January 30th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Nondiscrimination, Safe Neighborhoods |
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Washington State House unanimously passes legislation to adopt new I-940 compromise
| Excerpt: | And they're off! The Washington State House of Representatives has passed its first consequential bill of the 2019 session, concerning law enforcement. |
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| Published at: | 5:35 PM on Thursday, January 24th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Nondiscrimination, Safe Neighborhoods |
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Martin Luther King, Jr.: “One day the South will recognize its real heroes”
| Excerpt: | Take a few moments to read this excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's Letter From Birmingham Jail. |
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| Published at: | 10:30 AM on Monday, January 21st, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Nondiscrimination |
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More right wing terrorism: Refugee hating extremist attacks Pittsburgh synagogue
| Excerpt: | The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that an individual matching the name of the shooter had threatened to attack the synagogue on the right wing social media platform Gab. |
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| Published at: | 11:47 AM on Saturday, October 27th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | Ending Terrorism |
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MAGABomber arrest: Law enforcement takes Trump admirer Cesar Sayoc Jr. into custody
| Excerpt: | The authorities have arrested a suspect believed to be responsible for the bombs mailed to prominent Democrats. |
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| Published at: | 1:37 PM on Friday, October 26th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Criminal Justice |
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Documentary Review: Rick Steves’ The Story of Fascism in Europe is critical viewing
| Excerpt: | We are doomed to repeat history if we don't learn from it, the saying goes. Read NPI's review of Rick Steves' new special, The Story of Fascism in Europe. Then, make time to ask friends and family if they've voted. |
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| Published at: | 8:45 AM on Sunday, October 21st, 2018 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Other Categories: | Media & Culture, Views & Reviews |
| Tags: | Film, Lessons from History |
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VICTORY! Death penalty abolished in Washington by order of State Supreme Court
| Excerpt: | IT'S OVER. The death penalty has been ended in Washington State by court order! All death sentences have been converted to life imprisonment. Now it's time for the Legislature to change the RCWs and affirm we are a state that values justice. |
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| Published at: | 9:57 AM on Thursday, October 11th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Breaking News, Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Criminal Justice, Nondiscrimination |
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Legislation to abolish death penalty won’t get a vote in the Washington State House in 2019