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: | One of NPI's Advisory Councilmembers describes her spring with the pandemic in a series of journal entries recorded at one month intervals. |
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| Published at: | 4:30 PM on Saturday, June 13th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Healthcare, Policy Topics, Public Service, Series & Special Reports, World Commmunity |
| Other Tags: | The Pandemic is Personal |
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| Excerpt: | Food processing facilities remain a primary coronavirus outbreak nexus. We look at the fallout in that industry and highlight two areas within the Pacific Northwest hard hit by the pandemic in this installment of COVID-19 Update. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 PM on Sunday, June 7th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Healthcare, Series & Special Reports, World Commmunity |
| Other Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID-19 Update, Global Health |
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| Excerpt: | A longtime massage therapist writes about what it's like when you have to leave your career, which you love, for the sake of your patients. |
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| Published at: | 4:30 PM on Saturday, June 6th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Healthcare, Policy Topics |
| Other Tags: | COVID-19 Update |
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| Excerpt: | In Washington, food processing plants are becoming hotspots for both disease and dissatisfaction, Oregon's Supreme Court has told a circuit court judge to explain at length why he thinks Governor Brown overstepped her authority, and Idaho is implementing a new plan for testing and tracking. |
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| Published at: | 10:45 PM on Wednesday, May 27th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Healthcare, Policy Topics, Series & Special Reports |
| Other Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID-19 Update, Criminal Justice, Global Health |
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| Excerpt: | A Sammamish resident discusses what it's like to live with two other people who are also at higher than average risk from COVID-19 under one roof. |
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| Published at: | 4:30 PM on Saturday, May 23rd, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Economic Security, Healthcare, Policy Topics, Series & Special Reports, World Commmunity |
| Other Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, Global Health, The Pandemic is Personal |
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| Excerpt: | Two gyms were given cease and desist orders in Washington State, while Oregon's stay at home order is under review by the state's Supreme Court, and a test used in Eastern Idaho is being questioned as to its accuracy. |
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| Published at: | 10:34 AM on Wednesday, May 20th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Healthcare, Policy Topics, World Commmunity |
| Other Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID-19 Update, Criminal Justice, Global Health |
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| Excerpt: | NPI's Documentary Advocate writes about what it's like to be pregnant during the worst pandemic that the world has seen since the early twentieth century. |
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| Published at: | 4:30 PM on Saturday, May 16th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Categories: | Healthcare, Policy Topics |
| Other Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, The Pandemic is Personal |
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| Excerpt: | While big media has focused on protests organized by covidiots, one hundred and ninety worker actions resulting from refusing to be victims of COVID-19 are largely ignored. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Tuesday, May 12th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Civil Liberties, Economic Security, Healthcare, Policy Topics, World Commmunity |
| Other Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, Collective Bargaining, Full Employment, Global Health |
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| Excerpt: | One of Skagit County's local elected officials writes about what it's like to live in a rural community during a time of great stress and hardship. |
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| Published at: | 4:30 PM on Saturday, May 9th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Economic Security, Healthcare, Policy Topics, Series & Special Reports, World Commmunity |
| Other Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, Global Health, The Pandemic is Personal |
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| Excerpt: | Republicans unhappy that Washington State hasn't abandoned its efforts to combat the novel coronavirus have gone to federal court to challenge Governor Inslee's authority. |
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| Published at: | 9:45 PM on Thursday, May 7th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Healthcare, Litigation, Policy Topics |
| Other Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic |
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| Excerpt: | Both Governors of Washington and Oregon have extended their stay at home orders, and both have unveiled plans for reopening their states in conjunction with plans for testing, tracing and mitigation. |
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| Published at: | 9:51 PM on Tuesday, May 5th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Healthcare, Policy Topics, World Commmunity |
| Other Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID-19 Update, Global Health |
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| Excerpt: | NPI's Literary Advocate writes about what it's like to live with housemates during the worst public health emergency the United States has seen in decades. |
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| Published at: | 4:40 PM on Saturday, May 2nd, 2020 |
| Written by: | David A Johnson |
| Categories: | Economic Security, Healthcare, Policy Topics, Series & Special Reports, World Commmunity |
| Other Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, Global Health, The Pandemic is Personal |
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| Excerpt: | A group of radical, right wing Republican Social Darwinists are seeking to undo Inslee's Stay Home, Stay Health orders with a malicious federal lawsuit. |
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| Published at: | 4:36 PM on Friday, May 1st, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Healthcare, Litigation, Policy Topics |
| Other Tags: | Permanent Defense |
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| Excerpt: | Cascadia's U.S. states are starting to lift restrictions associated with their Stay Home, Stay Healthy orders, but at different speeds. |
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| Published at: | 10:02 AM on Friday, May 1st, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Healthcare, Policy Topics, World Commmunity |
| Other Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID-19 Update, Global Health |
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