| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of "Knock Down the House", a documentary now streaming on Netflix about a few of last year's trailblazing congressional candidates, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. |
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| Published at: | 7:00 PM on Wednesday, July 10th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Categories: | Views & Reviews |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Diversity in Elections, Money in Politics |
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Category Archives: Views & Reviews
Book Review: We can still make “A Bright Future” with nuclear energy
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of A Bright Future, a book that discusses how some countries have tackled the climate crisis and how the rest could follow. |
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| Published at: | 6:30 PM on Sunday, June 30th, 2019 |
| Written by: | David A Johnson |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Our Environment |
| Tags: | Books, Climate Crisis, Energy & Power |
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SIFF Documentary Review: Reconnect to the effort to save Alaska’s salmon with The Wild
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of The Wild, a new film by Mark Titus that examines the renewed campaign to stop the proposed Pebble Mine from inflicting massive damage on Alaska's Bristol Bay. |
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| Published at: | 7:03 PM on Sunday, June 16th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Other Categories: | Our Environment |
| Tags: | Conservation, Seattle International Film Festival |
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Book Review: With “No One at the Wheel”, the rich can steal the roads from us — if we let them
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of No One At The Wheel: Driverless Cars and the Road of the Future by Samuel Schwartz. |
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| Published at: | 8:30 PM on Saturday, June 15th, 2019 |
| Written by: | David A Johnson |
| Categories: | Views & Reviews |
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SIFF Documentary Review: Our Bodies Our Doctors is a timely reminder of the importance of reproductive rights
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of Our Bodies Our Doctors, a film about reproductive rights that's being screened at the 2019 Seattle International Film Festival. |
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| Published at: | 6:11 PM on Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Healthcare, Media & Culture |
| Tags: | Film, Reproductive Rights, Seattle International Film Festival |
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BOOK REVIEW: “A Prophet of Peace” and Juan Cole’s New Historicism
| Excerpt: | I sometimes attend the Seattle Atheist Church on Sundays, and despite the many virtues that group has an organization and positive argument it makes by example for secular humanism, the fact that the “Four Horsemen” of the New Atheism movement were four white Anglo-American men reflects accurately the biases you’ll find in the atheism movement […] |
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| Published at: | 6:28 AM on Wednesday, May 15th, 2019 |
| Written by: | David A Johnson |
| Categories: | Views & Reviews |
| Tags: | Book Reviews |
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Documentary Review: Robert Reich’s “Inequality for All” is an essential film
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of Inequality For All, a film based on the work of progressive thought leader and former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Saturday, April 13th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Other Categories: | Economic Security |
| Tags: | Fair Wages & Benefits, Films |
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Documentary Review: Oscar winner “Period. End of Sentence.” is a must-see short film
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of the 2019 Academy Award winning film for Best Documentary Short, exploring the rarely discussed subject of menstruation. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Sunday, March 24th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Other Categories: | Media & Culture |
| Tags: | Academy Awards, Films |
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Documentary Review: “Silas” will take you inside the fight against corruption in Liberia
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of "Silas" a documentary about the fight against corruption and exploitation in Liberia. |
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| Published at: | 4:30 PM on Saturday, February 23rd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Other Categories: | Our Environment, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Conservation, Film, Seattle International Film Festival |
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Documentary Review: Crime + Punishment details fight against illegal policing quotas
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of Crime + Punishment, an original Hulu documentary chronicling the efforts of whistleblower cops to stop illegal policing quotas. |
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| Published at: | 8:30 PM on Thursday, January 10th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Other Categories: | Media & Culture |
| Tags: | Criminal Justice, Films, Seattle International Film Festival |
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Documentary Review: The People vs. the Politicians examines our republic’s illnesses
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of The People vs. the Politicians, a film by Hedrick Smith. |
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| Published at: | 1:15 PM on Saturday, December 15th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Other Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Fair Elections, Films, Redistricting |
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Book Review: In “10 Strikes”, historian Erik Loomis demonstrates how American labor’s fortunes are inseparable from U.S. politics
| Excerpt: | This is a good book in all the ways a history book can be good. You should buy it. You should read it. You should gift it to your friends and family, and stuff extra copies in Tiny Libraries you come across. |
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| Published at: | 9:04 AM on Sunday, December 2nd, 2018 |
| Written by: | David A Johnson |
| Categories: | Views & Reviews |
| Tags: | Book Reviews, Books |
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Book Review: Hilarie Gamm’s “Billions Lost” sadly has nothing useful or progressive to say
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of "Billions Lost: The American Tech Crisis and the Roadmap to Change" by Hilarie T. Gamm. |
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| Published at: | 3:30 PM on Sunday, November 25th, 2018 |
| Written by: | David A Johnson |
| Other Categories: | Media & Culture |
| Tags: | Books, Human Rights |
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Book Review: Juan Williams’ book proves there’s still a hell of a lot to lose from the Trump presidency