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: | Vicki Abeles created this documentary film to bring attention to some of the problems with the American education system. |
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| Published at: | 6:30 PM on Sunday, January 19th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Categories: | Education, Media & Culture, Policy Topics, Views & Reviews |
| Other Tags: | Professional Pay, School Funding, Testing & Evaluation |
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| Excerpt: | Read NPI's reviews of the three films featured at the October 4th Social Justice Film Festival in Seattle, concerning homelessness and rejoining society after incarceration. |
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| Published at: | 6:00 PM on Saturday, November 2nd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Categories: | Civil Liberties, Media & Culture, Policy Topics, Views & Reviews |
| Other Tags: | Criminal Justice |
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| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of the 2019 documentary film that tells the story of Texas' best known columnist and advocacy journalist. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Saturday, September 28th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Categories: | Media & Culture, Views & Reviews |
| Tags: | Film |
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| 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 |
| Categories: | Civil Liberties, Healthcare, Media & Culture, Views & Reviews |
| Other Tags: | Reproductive Rights, Seattle International Film Festival |
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| Excerpt: | Read NPI's impressions of the 91st Annual Academy Awards, which aired February 24th, 2019, on ABC. |
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| Published at: | 10:20 PM on Sunday, February 24th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Categories: | Media & Culture |
| Other Tags: | Academy Awards |
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| 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 |
| Categories: | Our Environment, Views & Reviews, World Commmunity |
| Other Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Conservation, Seattle International Film Festival |
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| 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 |
| Categories: | Civil Liberties, Media & Culture, Views & Reviews |
| Other Tags: | Lessons from History |
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| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of Won't You Be My Neighbor?, a new documentary film about Fred Rogers, the legendary children's television host. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Friday, June 8th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Categories: | Education, Media & Culture, Views & Reviews |
| Other Tags: | Early Childhood, Seattle International Film Festival |
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| Excerpt: | The last trimester of spring is almost here, and that means the time has come for the annual Seattle International Film Festival. SIFF 2018 begins on May 17th and runs through June 10th. Learn about the coverage NPI will be offering of this year's Festival. |
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| Published at: | 8:00 AM on Saturday, May 12th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Categories: | Announcements, Events, Media & Culture, Views & Reviews |
| Tags: | Film |
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| Excerpt: | "Breaking the Cycle" is a relatively short documentary that follows Jan Strømnes, warden of a maximum security prison in Norway, as he tours Attica Correctional Facility, a maximum security prison in New York. There are really no comparisons to be made; it is all stark contrasts. |
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| Published at: | 9:54 PM on Friday, April 20th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Categories: | Media & Culture, Views & Reviews |
| Tags: | Film |
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| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of "Happening" (A Clean Energy Revolution), a film directed by James Redford and featuring Mark Ruffalo, Ray Mabus, Dave Ramm, and Matthew Nordan. Learn about the growth of the renewable power industry and prospects for a clean energy future. |
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| Published at: | 10:25 PM on Wednesday, February 28th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Categories: | Our Environment, Technology, Views & Reviews |
| Tags: | Film |
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| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of “Charlie vs. Goliath”, a documentary that follows the 2014 US Senate campaign of Charlie Hardy, who refused to believe that money would ultimately determine if he won or not. Hardy was the Democratic, underdog challenger to three-term incumbent Republican Mike Enzi in 2014. |
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| Published at: | 8:15 PM on Friday, February 2nd, 2018 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Categories: | Elections, Views & Reviews |
| Other Tags: | WY-Sen |
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| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of “Awake: A Dream from Standing Rock”, a documentary in three parts about the Dakota Access Pipeline protests at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota. |
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| Published at: | 9:12 AM on Saturday, January 20th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Categories: | Our Environment, Views & Reviews |
| Tags: | Film |
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| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich's new film about what happened to our economy, now available to stream on Netflix. |
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| Published at: | 11:46 AM on Saturday, December 16th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Categories: | Economic Security, Media & Culture, Views & Reviews |
| Tags: | Film |
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