Cascadia features
ICE ramps up kidnappings in Puget Sound region
ICE is desperate to push forward its deportation effort and please their fascist little president.
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Independent Cascadia? Questions to be asked. Reasons to be skeptical.
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.
Arts & Culture
Cascadia shines for the World Cup
As World Cup soccer fans have flooded Seattle and Vancouver for matches, it's brought an energy an excitement to Cascadia's two largest cities.
Arts & Culture
Coast Salish Indigenous canoes inspire little poetry bookcases in Auburn & Muckleshoot land
Mateo Quispe, the poet laureate of Auburn, led the creation of little libraries of Indigenous poetry and placed them in community spaces across Auburn and Muckleshoot lands.
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Jeremy Beausoleil Smith runs for Portland city council supporting the idea of Cascadia
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.
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Why is REI acting more like a corporation than a co-op?
Faced with several years of profit losses, REI co-op has started to act like a typical profit-hungry corporation.
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It’s time for Cascadia independence from the US
it’s time for the people of Oregon and Washington to consider a radical but rational solution to authoritarianism: separation from the United States.
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Join me in playing Cascadia summer book bingo!
Good morning! Summer is just around the corner, and that means it's time to grab some books to read on the beach, out on the porch, or in a campsite. Shamelessly stealing an idea from Seattle Public Library, Cascadia Journal and Cascadia Democratic Action are hosting a summer
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Trial of 3 Spokane protesters begins Monday
Protesters Jac Archer, Justice Forral and Bajun Mavalwalla II are being charged with felony conspiracy to use force, intimidation, or threats to prevent federal agents from doing their jobs.
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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.
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