The Cascadia Advocate is written by the staff, board, and contributors of the Northwest Progressive Institute, a regionally focused nonprofit working from Washington, Oregon, & Idaho to constructively transform our world through insightful research and imaginative advocacy.
NPI was founded in August 2003 and is based in Redmond, Washington.
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of 100% Democracy: The Case for Universal Voting, by writer E. J. Dionne Jr. and Miles Rapoport, a former Secretary of State. |
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| Published at: | 3:30 PM on Sunday, February 26th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Alexa Moormeier |
| Categories: | Elections, Media & Culture |
| Other Tags: | Universal Voting |
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| Excerpt: | Lowery chronicles the art installations by the collective Gran Fury, including Kissing Doesn’t Kill and All People With Aids are Innocent, while also describing the tragic consequences AIDS was having on the members themselves. |
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| Published at: | 4:30 PM on Saturday, June 18th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Alexa Moormeier |
| Categories: | Healthcare, Media & Culture, Policy Topics, World Commmunity |
| Other Tags: | Combating Diseases, Global Health |
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| Excerpt: | The thrilling victories of the Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, which were followed within hours by the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol, are richly chronicled in Flipped, a recently published book by the chief political reporter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Greg Bluestein. |
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| Published at: | 7:22 PM on Saturday, May 28th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Alexa Moormeier |
| Categories: | Elections, Media & Culture |
| Other Tags: | GA-Sen |
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| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of Left Behind: The Democrats' Failed Attempt to Solve Inequality, by historian Lily Geismer, an associate professor of history at Claremont McKenna College. |
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| Published at: | 4:00 PM on Sunday, March 27th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Alexa Moormeier |
| Categories: | Economic Security, Media & Culture, Policy Topics |
| Other Tags: | Social Safety Net |
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| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of Laboratories of Autocracy: A Wake-Up Call from Behind the Lines, by Ohio Democratic Party Chair David Pepper. |
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| Published at: | 12:00 PM on Sunday, February 27th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Alexa Moormeier |
| Categories: | Media & Culture, Party Politics |
| Other Tags: | State Legislatures |
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| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of The 737 MAX Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing, by award-winning Bloomberg reporter Peter Robison. |
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| Published at: | 4:43 PM on Sunday, January 23rd, 2022 |
| Written by: | Alexa Moormeier |
| Categories: | Media & Culture, Policy Topics, World Commmunity |
| Other Tags: | Ethical Business |
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| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of The Hidden History of American Healthcare: Why Sickness Bankrupts You and Makes Others Insanely Rich, by Thom Hartmann. |
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| Published at: | 1:00 PM on Sunday, October 17th, 2021 |
| Written by: | David A Johnson |
| Categories: | Healthcare, Media & Culture, Policy Topics, Views & Reviews |
| Other Tags: | Insurance & Coverage |
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| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of Demystifying Shariah: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It's Not Taking Over Our Country by Sumbul Ali-Karamali. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Saturday, August 28th, 2021 |
| Written by: | David A Johnson |
| Categories: | Civil Liberties, Policy Topics, Views & Reviews, World Commmunity |
| Other Tags: | Diplomacy & Conflict, First Freedoms |
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| Excerpt: | Read David A. Johnson's review of Economist journalist Jon Fasman's new book exploring elements of technology and practices in modern policing in the United States. |
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| Published at: | 3:00 PM on Sunday, May 16th, 2021 |
| Written by: | David A Johnson |
| Categories: | Civil Liberties, Media & Culture, Policy Topics |
| Other Tags: | Criminal Justice, Nondiscrimination |
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| Excerpt: | Read Joel Connelly's review of ex-Speaker John Boehner's memoir of his time in U.S. politics. Boehner resigned from the House in October of 2015, five years after assuming power. |
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| Published at: | 8:30 AM on Tuesday, April 20th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Media & Culture |
| Other Tags: | Accountable Leaders |
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| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of Break It Up by Richard Kreitner (Secession, Division, and the Secret History of America's Imperfect Union). |
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| Published at: | 3:00 PM on Sunday, March 21st, 2021 |
| Written by: | David A Johnson |
| Categories: | Media & Culture, Views & Reviews |
| Other Tags: | Attack on the Capitol |
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| Excerpt: | Read NPIs review of Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling's book about the New Hampshire town that libertarians tried to turn into a utopia. |
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| Published at: | 3:00 PM on Sunday, January 24th, 2021 |
| Written by: | David A Johnson |
| Categories: | Media & Culture |
| Tags: | Books |
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| Excerpt: | 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. |
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| Published at: | 5:27 PM on Thursday, September 24th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Media & Culture |
| Other Tags: | Future of Journalism, Television |
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| Excerpt: | Former Assistant Attorney General John P. Carlin and journalist Garrett Graff's book focuses on the new challenges posed by cyber threats to national security. |
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| Published at: | 5:00 PM on Monday, June 8th, 2020 |
| Written by: | David A Johnson |
| Categories: | National Defense, Policy Topics, Technology, Views & Reviews |
| Other Tags: | Hacking |
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