As the federal deadlock between the GOP and Democrats continues, mostly over extending subsidies that keep Obamacare affordable for millions of people, the government shutdown has me thinking about changing views of federalism and how this could change things for those of us who live in Cascadia. Support Cascadia Journal
Cascadia Dems demand changes in shutdown As the federal government shutdown continued, Democrats in Oregon's congressional delegation demanded that Republicans reverse Medicaid cuts, restore appropriated funds to Oregon, and renew Obamacare subsidies before they'll vote to reopen. The GOP responded with silence. “House Democrats are ready,
Feds shut down, ICE keeps doing fascism The US Congress failed to come to an agreement over renewing Obamacare subsidies and so shut down the federal government at midnight last night. KUOW has more on what might be affected locally, including some 30,000 federal workers in Oregon. ICE kidnapping
National Guard could arrive in Portland next week According to OPB, at least 166 volunteers in the Oregon National Guard have agreed to participate in US president Donald Trump's attempt to deploy them in Portland. Trump's rationale, which he laid out in a speech to US
Trump illegally deploying Guard in Oregon After weeks of targeting Portland on social media for protests at an ICE facility in the city, US president Donald Trump announced he's taking control of 200 members of the Oregon National Guard and deploying them to Portland, posting on social media
There's been a lot of talk lately about the concept of "soft secession," which first surfaced in a post at The Existential Republic back in August. The idea is that blue states such as California, Oregon, and Washington are testing the waters to see how much
Health premiums to rise 75% minus action from feds Oregon Capital Chronicle reports that more than 100,000 Oregon residents who depend on subsidies in the Obamacare system could see their premiums increase 75% or more if the GOP-led Congress fails to extend subsidies. Meanwhile, Washington state insurance commissioner Patty
Tribes in Cascadia to lose half of funding from feds Investigate West confirms what Indigenous leaders have been warning about for months: a report from Portland State University found that cuts to federal funding by Republicans this year will likely result in the elimination of half of all the federal
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Cascadia news site Crosscut closes Today, the sad but not unexpected news reached me that Crosscut, the online news source based in Seattle that has lately been known as Cascade PBS News, will no longer publish longform written journalism. Thanks to the GOP's cuts to federal funding for
Good morning! I'm back after a lovely getaway in the kitschy but magical faux Bavarian town of Leavenworth in the eastern Cascades. Lots of good hiking, vegan bratwurst, and reading by the Wenatchee River. It was nice to see the Hotel Leavenworth flying the Cascadia flag among other
In case you missed it, this week I wrote about how the United States' descent into fascism compelled me to think of myself not as a resident of America, but Cascadia. Hope you'll have a chance to read it this weekend. I'll be headed out