Northwest Progressive Institute Advocate

6 days ago | nwprogressive.org | Joel Connelly

Bolstered by its strong stand against Donald Trump’s destructive tariffs, with newly minted Prime Minister Mark Carney at the helm, Canada’s long-dominant Liberal Party appears headed for its fourth consecutive general election victory. But a big chunk of the country, roughly from Hope, British Columbia, to Winnipeg in Manitoba, isn’t coming along for the ride. Western and rural Canada is restive. Oil-rich Alberta is talking about becoming a sovereign province in a sovereign nation.

6 days ago | nwprogressive.org | Joel Connelly

While new Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks of Canadians coming together, right wing populists warn that provinces like Alberta won’t put up with four more years of Liberal governance at the federal level.

1 week ago | nwprogressive.org | Andrew Villeneuve

On Saturday, April 26th, the Northwest Progressive Institute will bestow its highest honor on a legendary Washington State Senator who in 1993 became the first Black woman to be sworn in as a member of the Washington State Senate.

1 week ago | nwprogressive.org | Andrew Villeneuve

Choosing to fight, whatever the consequences may be, is the noble and heroic thing to do. It is a decision that Harvard’s faculty, students, and alumni can take pride in.

1 week ago | nwprogressive.org | Andrew Villeneuve

A robust majority of Washington voters agree with the Balance Our Tax Code coalition that the state should address its current fiscal challenges primarily by levying new taxes on the wealthy and large corporations, rather than with devastating cuts to public services, the Northwest Progressive Institute’s most recent statewide poll has found.