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Protesters stand in front of a giant cruise ship with a sign that reads: cruising harms people and the planet.

Climate

Cruise ships are disaster for the climate and Cascadia

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.

Two goons in helmets, tactical gear and gas mask hold a female protester by the arms. She wears a face mask and black hoodie.

Cascadia features

Portland's effective pushback againt ICE

The ICE facility in Portland is a surreal place. Tucked in a gentrified neighborhood full of apartment towers, a bike trail along the Willamette River, and on Old Spaghetti Factory restaurant, the graffiti-tagged building feels like an enemy outpost in an otherwise peaceful, vibrant city. The site is generally quiet

Two female forest rangers talk about nature to two girls on the shore of a mountain lake surrounded by evergreen trees

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As Trump burns down the Forest Service, Cascadia should take control of our federal land

Lost in recent news of violence by ICE goons, an apocalyptic war in Iran, and a refusal to make public the Epstein files, the Trump regime last week quietly killed the US Forest Service. As Jim Pattiz wrote in a scathing article at Hatch magazine, Late Tuesday afternoon, with the

A person at a protest table holds a sign that reads: No Taxes For Kings and National Tax Strike

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Should Cascadia join the tax strike?

As the April 15 federal tax deadline approaches, it's worth taking a moment to consider how a tax strike could help Oregon and Washington assert fiscal independence and send a message to Congress that it needs to work harder to halt fascism in the US. To learn more

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Another reason for Cascadia to leave: Trump's war on voting

On Monday, the US Supreme Court heard arguments in a Mississippi case that could end the practice of counting ballots postmarked on election day but which arrive after that date. This would upend the long-established and popular system of vote-by-mail in Washington and Oregon. The authoritarian wing of the Supreme

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To fix transportation, Cascadia needs fiscal independence

This week, conveniently after the Oregon and Washington legislatures adjourned for the year, there were two sobering announcements about transportation plans in Cascadia. Hey, a quick request – I'm trying to hit a level of 100 paid subscribers by the end of March and I'm still short

A sign welcoming visitors to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, which it says encompasses 1.4 million acres.

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Could a tribal lawsuit erode colonial borders?

The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation is a tribal nation located in north central Washington state composed of 12 Indigenous bands, including the ščəl'ámxəxʷ (Chelan), sx̌ʷýʔłpx (Colville), šntiyátkʷəxʷ (Entiat), sʔukʷnaʔqín (Okanogan), šnp̍əšqʷáw̉šəxʷ (Wenatchi) and