More than 100 wildfires burning in BC CBC reports that more than 34,000 lightning strikes started more than 100 wildfires in British Columbia, with the east BC town of Kimberley, home to 9,000, under an evacuation alert. Temperatures today and tomorrow are expected to climb as high as
Good morning, friends. If you're new to Cascadia Journal, welcome! You'll find a roundup of news from across the Pacific Northwest every weekday, plus a weekly in-depth news article or essay about Cascadia's pushback against fascism. You'll find feisty takes on
Good morning. If you haven't read it yet, in this week's feature I wrote about the Trump regime's war on Cascadia's forests. It's a multi-pronged assault, with attacks on the Roadless Rule, a core provision of the Endangered Species
The Trump regime is systematically destroying protections for Oregon and Washington's forests and moving to triple logging of public lands in Cascadia.
ICE is desperate to push forward its deportation effort and please their fascist little president.
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.
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The Trump regime is systematically destroying protections for Oregon and Washington's forests and moving to triple logging of public lands in Cascadia.
Trump fires US attorney one hour after judges appoint him Just one hour after US judges appointed King County Superior Court judge and federal prosecutor Roger Rogoff to the disputed position of US attorney for Western Washington, Donald Trump fired him, the Seattle Times reports. The Senate has refused to
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Good morning to everyone except ICE. Just days after ICE killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston, CNN reports that ICE has shot and killed another person in Maine today. Meanwhile, ICE finally and quietly turned over evidence to Minnesota investigators looking into the murders of Alex Pretti and Rene Good
ICE is desperate to push forward its deportation effort and please their fascist little president.
Hey there! Can you help Cascadia Democratic Action out by taking CDA's legislative survey? We'd like to hear your thoughts about our legislative agenda for next year, and share with us what else you'd like to see the Oregon and Washington legislatures work on
Hey readers, we want to hear from you about Cascadia's legislative priorities in Oregon and Washington next year. Cascadia Democratic Action is taking an anonymous survey of proposed legislation in 2027, plus asking you to tell us about things we may have missed. Take the survey here or
Good morning! As you may know, in addition to writing this newsletter, I'm helping organize a movement for Cascadia autonomy at Cascadia Democratic Action (if you're not receiving CDA's action alerts, sign up here). CDA wants to know what YOUR priorities are in the
Good morning, friends. To readers who are soccer fans of the Canada and USA men's teams, my condolences. It's been fun to see people from all over the world descending on Seattle and Vancouver to celebrate a global, peaceful competition. Best of luck to the remaining
Good morning! I'm back from Chicago and grateful that Cascadia is currently an oasis of mild temperatures as the rest of North America melts under a heat dome. Definitely appreciate the Pacific Northwest and the abundant natural beauty here! Measure to roll back WA millionaires tax turns in
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.
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
