This week while I'm traveling in Chicago, I'm posting reviews of books I've read for Cascadia Democratic Action's Summer Book Bingo – feel free to join me in reading books about Cascadia and by Cascadian authors. Download your bingo sheet here. Looking for
Good morning! I'm traveling in Chicago this week, so instead of your usual news & arts roundup I'm publishing some brief reviews of various books I've been reading for Cascadia Democratic Action's Summer Book Bingo challenge. Want to join me in attempting
Arts & Culture
As World Cup soccer fans have flooded Seattle and Vancouver for matches, it's brought an energy an excitement to Cascadia's two largest cities.
Responding to a recent call for independence by a new group called Cascadia Democratic Action, I have three critical questions. Is it practical? Is it the best way to serve the common good? Could it undermine broader progressive efforts? I attempt answers here.
Smith spoke with Cascadia Journal about his campaign as a democratic socialist who's open to the idea of soft secession – and potentially, a Cascadia independence referendum.
it’s time for the people of Oregon and Washington to consider a radical but rational solution to authoritarianism: separation from the United States.
As Cascadia moves toward asserting its autonomy and independence, we should consider restoring the older, Indigenous names to the volcanoes of our bioregion.
A study released by Seattle Cruise Control estimates that each year, pollution generated by Seattle's cruise business is equal to about half of Seattle's entire annual greenhouse gas emissions.
The Trump regime last week quietly killed the US Forest Service.
Observations on news, politics, and the arts in the Pacific Northwest.
Good morning. I'll be traveling the Friday through next week, and this daily news roundup will be replaced with some brief book notes – I'll be updating you on what I've been reading during my Cascadia Summer Book Bingo challenge. Want to join the fun?
Good morning to everyone except ICE and US district judge Reed O'Connor, who sentenced eight anti-fascist protesters yesterday to more than 450 years of prison sentences for participating in and organizing a protest at the ICE facility in Prairieland, Texas. The extreme sentences are part of the
Good morning! If you're new to Cascadia Journal, welcome! I write this newsletter every day, bringing you an opinionated roundup of news, environmental reporting, and arts & culture coverage from across the Cascadia bioregion. I also write weekly articles and essays about what's great about Cascadia
Good morning, and happy belated summer solstice! Enjoy the the sunny evenings – it's important for Cascadians to stock up on vitamin D before the Big Dark of winter! If you're looking for some good news from the Pacific Northwest and haven't read it yet,
Mateo Quispe, the poet laureate of Auburn, led the creation of little libraries of Indigenous poetry and placed them in community spaces across Auburn and Muckleshoot lands.
Happy Juneteenth! Looking for ways to enjoy the holiday that celebrates Black freedom, art, and culture? Here are some events across Cascadia today and through the weekend: The South Seattle Emerald has a great guide to Juneteenth in central and South Seattle & South King county. The Juneteenth Oregon Festival
Good morning, friends! Tomorrow is Juneteenth, so have a look further into today's newsletter to find out about celebrations of Black freedom, arts, and culture Friday and through the weekend across Cascadia. And to mark Juneteenth, take a moment to read Donovan Scribes' essay at the Portland
Good morning! I'm in Portland today, having meetings with Cascadia activists and enjoying the train ride on the Amtrak Cascades. It's an essential connector between the cities of Cascadia, and the line recently reduced travel times from Seattle to Vancouver BC by ten minutes, after border
Good morning, friends. If you haven't yet read the New York Times piece that profiles the growing movement for Cascadia autonomy, please take a moment. "The revolution begins with a poetry reading," Anna Griffin said of our Cascadia Day event at Vermillion, and then went on
Good morning, friends. This past weekend, I returned home from a lovely backpacking trip to Snoqualmie Lake to learn the New York Times published its profile of Cascadia Democratic Action and our efforts to start the conversation on independence for Cascadia. The reporter, bureau chief for the Pacific Northwest, who&
Good morning, friends! Just a reminder that you can find all of Cascadia Journal's features on our home page under the tab Cascadia features. You'll find pieces about a Portland city council candidate who supports the idea of Cascadia, returning Indigenous names to Cascadia's
In case you missed it, yesterday I wrote about Jeremy Beausoleil Smith's campaign for Portland city council: he's a Gen Z democratic socialist and project manager at Portland State University who's supportive of Cascadia autonomy: "Let's get the idea out there,