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: | Meet many of the women from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska who have blazed a trail for America's future in the United States Congress. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Saturday, February 18th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Public Service |
| Other Tags: | Diversity Equity and Inclusion |
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| 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 |
| Other Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Money in Politics |
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| Excerpt: | At a time when women’s reproductive rights are under attack in state legislatures across the country, there might soon be no female Democratic governors to push back. The only two such governors left in office — Washington’s Chris Gregoire and North Carolina’s Bev Purdue — are leaving office in 2013, and only one state, New […] |
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| Published at: | 9:07 AM on Friday, August 10th, 2012 |
| Written by: | Kathleen Reynolds |
| Categories: | Civil Liberties, Elections, Healthcare, Policy Topics |
| Other Tags: | Insurance & Coverage, Privacy |
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| Excerpt: | Democratic National Convention organizers have announced that San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro will be the keynote speaker opening night of the 2012 Convention in Charlotte (Tuesday, September 4th). The announcement came as the Tea Party’s Ted Cruz beat establishment favorite Lt. Governor David Dewherst for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination in Texas. The timing of each […] |
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| Published at: | 8:41 AM on Monday, August 6th, 2012 |
| Written by: | Lorrie Sullivan DeKay |
| Categories: | Elections, Events |
| Other Tags: | Democratic National Convention |
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