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Rainier Beach Forum Turns Tense Over Community Passageways Cuts

A Rainier Beach public safety forum turned emotional as neighbors questioned cuts to Community Passageways and what they mean for South Seattle youth.

Meet the 2026 candidates for Washington State Supreme Court Position #7: Todd Bloom

The Navy veteran is campaigning for Position #7 on a promise to “uphold and apply the law impartially and fairly,” but is running behind incumbent Justice Debra Stephens, NPI's Civic Heartbeat research has found. Meet the 2026 candidates for Washington State Supreme Court Position #7: Todd Bloom is a post from NPI's Cascadia Advocate, the journal of the Northwest Progressive Institute. Published continuously since March of 2004, NPI's Cascadia Advocate provides thoughtful commentary and analysis on regional, national, and world politics. Keep The Cascadia Advocate going by making a contribution to sustain NPI's research and advocacy here.

Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (July 13th-17th, 2026)

The week's major votes included House passage of legislation to make daylight saving time permanent and fund the State Department, as well as barring foreign donations to ballot measure campaigns, and Senate confirmation of more Trump judicial nominees. The Senate failed to take up the National Defense Authorization Act due to an unsuccessful cloture vote. Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (July 13th-17th, 2026) is a post from NPI's Cascadia Advocate, the journal of the Northwest Progressive Institute. Published continuously since March of 2004, NPI's Cascadia Advocate provides thoughtful commentary and analysis on regional, national, and world politics. Keep The Cascadia Advocate going by making a contribution to sustain NPI's research and advocacy here.

DOOM LOOP: Gettin' Stuff Done!

Counclimembers share their ideas for the mayor's Transit Measure.

The Roundup: Black Panthers Had It Right — Feed All Kids

In this week's edition of The Roundup, Mike Davis talks to Councilmember Dionne Foster and Mayor Katie Wilson about free meals for schoolchildren.

Indigenous Violence Survivors See Fewer Services After Federal Cuts

Right wing talk show host Jason Rantz keeps demonstrating he’d rather blatantly spin poll results than honestly interpret them

Two new propaganda pieces that ran in Seattle Red in July of 2026 continue a pattern of deception from the station's top personality. One passes off advocacy issue polling as ballot measure polling and another pretends that a symbolic one-point difference in NPI's congressional polling establishes a Republican lead in WA-03. Right wing talk show host Jason Rantz keeps demonstrating he’d rather blatantly spin poll results than honestly interpret them is a post from NPI's Cascadia Advocate, the journal of the Northwest Progressive Institute. Published continuously since March of 2004, NPI's Cascadia Advocate provides thoughtful commentary and analysis on regional, national, and world politics. Keep The Cascadia Advocate going by making a contribution to sustain NPI's research and advocacy here.

Meet the 2026 candidates for Washington State Supreme Court Position #1: Scott Edwards

The longtime constitutional and tax attorney is campaigning for Position #1 on a promise to “take politics out of the courtroom,” but begins the race trailing both of his opponents, NPI's Civic Heartbeat research has found. Meet the 2026 candidates for Washington State Supreme Court Position #1: Scott Edwards is a post from NPI's Cascadia Advocate, the journal of the Northwest Progressive Institute. Published continuously since March of 2004, NPI's Cascadia Advocate provides thoughtful commentary and analysis on regional, national, and world politics. Keep The Cascadia Advocate going by making a contribution to sustain NPI's research and advocacy here.

PHOTO ESSAY | Soccer Fans in Seattle Feel the Love — and Heartbreak — of World Cup

Photographer Susan Fried captured soccer fans enjoying World Cup games across the South End.

Brian Heywood’s IP26-645 (gutting billions in progressive revenue for education and essential services) is getting certified

645 would repeal the state's new million dollar earners tax, which only 20,000 or so of the wealthiest Washingtonians would begin paying by the end of the decade, while leaving in place the legislative authorization for the investments the revenue is supposed to fund, creating an enormous fiscal mess. Language tucked in the measure could also put at risk existing sources of revenue, too. Brian Heywood’s IP26-645 (gutting billions in progressive revenue for education and essential services) is getting certified is a post from NPI's Cascadia Advocate, the journal of the Northwest Progressive Institute. Published continuously since March of 2004, NPI's Cascadia Advocate provides thoughtful commentary and analysis on regional, national, and world politics. Keep The Cascadia Advocate going by making a contribution to sustain NPI's research and advocacy here.

The Seattle Times versus The Stranger: How their 2026 MLKC area endorsements compare

With each paper's set of endorsements now available to scrutinize, we're bringing back our popular comparison that visually shows you where the papers agree and disagree. You might think the papers would be far apart in their choices, and sometimes they were... but not always! The Seattle Times versus The Stranger: How their 2026 MLKC area endorsements compare is a post from NPI's Cascadia Advocate, the journal of the Northwest Progressive Institute. Published continuously since March of 2004, NPI's Cascadia Advocate provides thoughtful commentary and analysis on regional, national, and world politics. Keep The Cascadia Advocate going by making a contribution to sustain NPI's research and advocacy here.

Jordan Alam and Gloria Huh Offer Ways to Resist the 'Seattle Freeze'

Ahead of their July 16 live podcast event, therapists Jordan Alam and Gloria Huh unpack how race, vulnerability, and fear shape the "Seattle Freeze."