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As the Trump regime continues to become more authoritarian, Cascadia needs to consider two bold resistance strategies: soft secession and a general strike.
Good morning! If you appreciate this newsletter and my writing on efforts to increase Cascadia autonomy, please consider becoming a paid subscriber during my fall membership drive. I'm still short of my goal of thirty new paid subscribers by October 31. You can contribute at levels of $5
Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! (And happy Thanksgiving to my readers in British Columbia.) In honor of the day, take a moment to read a feature at Underscore Native News about how Coast Salish people are growing and harvesting culturally important native plants at Seattle's Daybreak Star Indian
As the Trump regime continues to become more authoritarian, Cascadia needs to consider two bold resistance strategies: soft secession and a general strike.
Any movement toward autonomy and independence for Cascadia must include in its coalition tribes and Indigenous people.
Here in Cascadia and across the US, the feds have put in place new rules to solve a problem that doesn't exist: fraud in vote-by-mail.
The Tacoma prison camp is a grim place, situated between a maze of railroad tracks and surrounded by razor wire. It looks exactly like what it is: a concentration camp where 1,500 people are held, many indefinitely.
Seattle and Portland have become safe havens from places passing restrictive anti-trans laws.
Cascadia – Oregon and Washington together – paid $51.5 billion more in taxes than were returned back to our region in funding in 2025.
Observations on news, politics, and the arts in the Pacific Northwest.
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So how does a progressive movement for Cascadia independence respond to the Alberta separatist movement, which has put a non-binding secession measure up for a vote on Oct 19?
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Good morning! It's definitely feeling like autumn – the air is crisp and cool, the leaves are rusty and golden, and it's time to turn on the heat, make some tea and grab a book. Are you a fan of poetry? If you're in Seattle,
Good morning to everyone but ICE! Hey, do you appreciate this newsletter and also have some curiosity in the movement for Cascadia autonomy? Well, you're in luck, because Cascadia Journal and the grassroots organization Cascadia Democratic Action are working to become a single organization. Details aren't
ICE is surging around Seattle but media ignores it ICE is in the middle of what may be its largest surge in Seattle and King county, but local media seems to be ignoring the situation because it's happening quickly and quietly. According to the Free Washington Project, a
Starbucks to close 250 stores According to the AP, Seattle-based coffee giant Starbucks will close 250 "underperforming" stores in North America. According to the article, Starbucks Workers United, which is attempting to unionize baristas, says that 20 coffee shops that have unionized are among those closing. Earlier
