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 The Great Hack, an essential, must-see film breaking down what happened to our democracy in the 2016 presidential election. |
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| Published at: | 9:00 PM on Sunday, September 1st, 2019 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Categories: | Elections, Technology, Views & Reviews |
| Other Tags: | Brexit, Digital Freedom, Privacy |
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| 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 |
| Categories: | Economic Security, Views & Reviews |
| Other Tags: | Fair Wages & Benefits |
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| 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 |
| Categories: | Media & Culture, Views & Reviews |
| Other Tags: | Academy Awards |
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| 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 |
| Categories: | Media & Culture, Views & Reviews |
| Other Tags: | Criminal Justice, Seattle International Film Festival |
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| 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 |
| Categories: | Elections, Views & Reviews |
| Other Tags: | Fair Elections, Redistricting |
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| Excerpt: | In Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 11/9, the well-known activist/director explores how we can get our country moving back in a progressive direction and save our democracy. |
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| Published at: | 11:11 AM on Sunday, October 7th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Categories: | Elections, Views & Reviews |
| Tags: | Films |
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| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of the documentary short "You A Nomad", which can be watched in five installments on the web. |
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| Published at: | 10:04 PM on Saturday, September 15th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Categories: | Views & Reviews |
| Other Tags: | Affordable Housing |
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| Excerpt: | Read NPI's reviews of two films screened at the 2018 Seattle International Film Festival that tell the stories of groundbreaking women in the Middle East. |
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| Published at: | 10:00 AM on Saturday, June 30th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Categories: | Media & Culture, Views & Reviews, World Commmunity |
| Other Tags: | Human Rights, Seattle International Film Festival |
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| Excerpt: | "United States of ALEC" is a Moyers & Company segment produced in late 2012 but is worth watching even five years later as, sadly, not much has changed. |
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| Published at: | 4:35 PM on Monday, January 1st, 2018 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Categories: | Media & Culture, Open Government, Views & Reviews |
| Tags: | Films |
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