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 founding NPI boardmember Gael Tarleton's analysis of the United States' extension of the New START Treaty with the Russian Federation. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021 |
| Written by: | Gael Tarleton |
| Categories: | Policy Topics, World Commmunity |
| Other Tags: | Diplomacy & Conflict |
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| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of Peter Watson's Fallout, which argues that "the atomic bomb was the unnecessary product of mistrust and deceit between World War II allies". |
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| Published at: | 8:00 PM on Sunday, March 24th, 2019 |
| Written by: | David A Johnson |
| Categories: | Media & Culture, Policy Topics, World Commmunity |
| Other Tags: | Books |
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| Excerpt: | The shoe is on the other foot now, and it hurts: Republican efforts to stop the nuclear deal with Iran ended in failure Thursday, thwarted by unflinching Democratic support for President Obama’s landmark accord and familiar GOP infighting. With no clear strategy remaining to prevent the internationally backed deal, Republican leaders in Congress were left […] |
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| Published at: | 12:24 PM on Friday, September 11th, 2015 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | National Defense, Policy Topics, World Commmunity |
| Other Tags: | Diplomacy & Conflict |
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| Excerpt: | Text of NPI's open letter to Democratic members of Congress from the Pacific Northwest who have not yet committed to support to Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran. |
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| Published at: | 4:08 PM on Monday, August 31st, 2015 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | National Defense, Policy Topics, World Commmunity |
| Other Tags: | Diplomacy & Conflict, Intelligence |
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| Excerpt: | Washington’s senior U.S. senator and the fourth-ranking Democrat in the United States Senate, Patty Murray, has just released a lengthy statement pledging to support President Barack Obama by voting against a resolution of disapproval concerning the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran. The first paragraphs of the statement are as follows: There are no more […] |
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| Published at: | 11:38 AM on Tuesday, August 25th, 2015 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Policy Topics, World Commmunity |
| Other Tags: | Diplomacy & Conflict |
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| Excerpt: | Dirty fossil fuel utilities are opposing progressive change, raising rates and killing the planet, but people across the country, led by youth and First Nations activism, are taking back power. Climate hawks and economic justice activists are working together to make our power grid and politics cleaner, and fighting for more affordable and equitable energy […] |
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| Published at: | 11:39 AM on Thursday, July 16th, 2015 |
| Written by: | Rennie Sawade |
| Categories: | Live Coverage, Technology, World Commmunity |
| Other Tags: | Climate Crisis, Conservation, Energy & Power, Energy & Power, Netroots Nation |
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| Excerpt: | Breaking, historic news tonight. From the New York Times: The foreign policy chief of the European Union and Iranian officials announced a landmark accord Sunday morning that would temporarily freeze Tehran’s nuclear program and lay the foundation for a more sweeping accord. After marathon talks that finally ended early Sunday morning, the United States and […] |
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| Published at: | 7:16 PM on Saturday, November 23rd, 2013 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Breaking News, Policy Topics, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | Nuclear Proliferation |
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