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Restoring Indigenous names to Washington's volcanoes
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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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.
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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
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As Trump burns down the Forest Service, Cascadia should take control of our federal land
The Trump regime last week quietly killed the US Forest Service.
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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
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To fix transportation, Cascadia needs fiscal independence
Cascadia has critical transportation infrastructure needs. And the feds can no longer be relied on to help us.
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Cascadia should make standard time permanent
This will be the last year residents of British Columbia will have to move their clocks forward an hour – last week, the BC government announced it will adopt permanent daylight savings time. Premier David Eby sent a letter to his colleagues on the west coast of the US urging those
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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
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The state of the Cascadia bioregion
The day after the US emperor gave his annual speech full of lies, I thought it might be good time to review the state of the Cascadia bioregion. The Cascadia bioregion is strong, but it is also under threat. The combined economic output of Oregon, Washington and British Columbia is
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Imagining Cascadia as a postnational nation
The idea of Cascadia has always been a bioregional concept rather than a nationalist project. But the current authoritarian and constitutional crisis is the United States has forced those of us who live in US states within the Cascadia bioregion to consider alternatives to remaining within the US framework. I
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Polyamory rights bills on the horizon in Olympia, Portland & Seattle💘
Cascadia has always been at the forefront of protecting the rights of individuals to live their sexuality authentically. Seattle was one of the first cities in the US to expand protections for employment discrimination to sexual orientation in 1973 and for housing discrimination in 1975. Washington state was one of