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In Brief

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Senator Elizabeth Warren challenges Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on “Too Big to Fail/Too Big to Jail” (Video courtesy of Senator Elizabeth Warren’s office)

# (Thursday, May 23, 2013)

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The Palouse during harvest time (Photo by Charles Knowles)

# (Thursday, May 23, 2013)

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Our tax code is purposefully complex, so that corporations with resources are the only ones who can find the goodies their lobbyists have buried in the labyrinth.

— The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart, noting that major U.S. corporations like Apple benefit from a crazy, complicated and loophole-ridden tax code that even accountants and tax lawyers don’t fully understand. (Apple CEO Tim Cook urged a Senate committee this week to simplify America’s tax code).

# (Thursday, May 23, 2013)

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A snapshot of the Oregon coast as seen just off U.S. 101 near Newport (Photo by Larry Eiring)

# (Thursday, May 23, 2013)

Quotation

I would like to thank the Department of Energy and the members of Congress and their staffs that worked hard to create the ATVM program, and particularly the American taxpayer from whom these funds originate. I hope we did you proud.

— Tesla CEO and cofounder Elon Musk, commenting on the news that the company has repaid its loan from the Department of Energy nine years early.

# (Wednesday, May 22, 2013)

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Adrian Dix on election loss: "I take full responsibility. No ifs, ands or buts."

The leader of British Columbia’s New Democratic Party has released a statement commenting on the party’s defeat in last Tuesday’s provincial elections, in which the NDP was expected to win, but lost badly. Dix is promising a comprehensive internal review as the party seeks to pinpoint what went wrong.

# (Wednesday, May 22, 2013)

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Lines in the sand: Obama’s Keystone decision

Elizabeth Kolbert makes the case for why President Barack Obama should reject TransCanada’s application to build the Keystone XL pipeline.

# (Tuesday, May 21, 2013)

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Incredible, stunning footage of today’s tornado in Moore, Oklahoma (Courtesy of Basehunters)

# (Monday, May 20, 2013)

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We can’t give up. In fact, now’s the time to work harder and faster. The environmental movement is bigger and stronger than it’s ever been, and the planet just lit a fire under us

— Greenpeace’s Cassady Sharp: Despite four hundred parts per million of carbon in the atmosphere, renewables are steaming ahead

# (Monday, May 20, 2013)

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Progressive Thought

The latest analysis and policy briefs from progressive think tanks focused on both regional and national politics.

  • 'Pre-distribution' and the living standards...
    (Policy Network) — Policy Network and the Institute for Government will host an event with US academic and political commentator Jacob Hacker of Yale University. Jacob Hacker...
  • North Carolina Lawmakers Chart the Wrong Co...
    (Off the Charts Blog | Center on...) — North Carolina’s Senate yesterday passed a budget that undermines key services, including education.  This is one more step in the wrong direction for the...
  • The Gay Guide to Wedded Bliss
    (Articles and Op-Eds) — May 22, 2013 Liza Mundy May 22, 2013 URL:  http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/06/the-gay-guide-to-wedded-bliss/309317/
  • Sanctions Alone Won’t Stop Iran’s Nuclear P...
    (Articles and Op-Eds) — May 23, 2013 Tara Maller May 23, 2013 URL:  http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-22/sanctions-alone-won-t-stop-iran-s-nuclear-push.html
  • Enrollment Assistance Under Health Reform H...
    (Off the Charts Blog | Center on...) — Starting in October, millions of uninsured Americans will be able to enroll in private health coverage through health reform’s new health insurance market...
  • Redmond’s Rain Garden Challenge
    (Sightline Daily) — Rain garden, Lisa Stiffler. In the stormwater world, if a rain garden is releasing more pollution into the environment than it’s capturing, word gets arou...
  • Working Americans Need a Fully Functioning ...
    (Economic Policy Institute) — I urge the Senate to swiftly confirm all five of the president’s nominees for the National Labor Relations Board that were sent to the floor by the Health...
  • Health Reform Won’t Cripple Medicare Advant...
    (Off the Charts Blog | Center on...) — The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) latest Medicare estimates show that opponents of health reform were wrong:  phasing down overpayments to the insur...
  • PBS asks: Lift the payroll cap on Social Se...
    (Washington Policy Watch) — This PBS NewsHour video from 2005 feels a bit dated, but the points are still largely true. The payroll tax cap is now $113,700, and just 84% of wages are...
  • Pre-distribution and the crisis in living s...
    (Policy Network) — Policy Network will shortly welcome Yale University Professor and renowned U.S. political commentator Jacob Hacker to London on 12 June for a series of mee...
  • Daily Digest - May 23: Fearing the Future
    () — Click here to receive the Daily Digest via email. What’s in millennials’ wallets? Fewer credit cards ( LA Times ) Emily Alpert talks to Pipeline Fellow No...
  • No-Vacation Nation Revisited
    (CEPR Feed) — May 2013, Rebecca Ray, Milla Sanes, and John Schmitt This report reviews the most recently available data from a range of national and international sourc...
  • Real time political engagement
    (Policy Network) — The lessons from Italy are that rigid and ageing parties need to build new coalitions and start to speak and interact directly with citizens and members in...
Occupy Radar

Occupy Radar tracks the latest dispatches from the Occupy Movement in cities across the Pacific Northwest. We are the 99%!

  • Tent City Tacoma Kick-Off: First Public In... (Occupy Tacoma) — Thanks to Vince Hart for writing the original draft that you're now reading, and thanks to Patricia for proofreading the leaflet based on Vince's draft.—...
  • General Assembly Minutes May 13, 2013 (Occupy Tacoma) — PRESENT: Vince, Mike ( TM or TruthMerchant ), Patricia, Marilyn, Alan TENT CITY TACOMA: We hope that Neal, or Neal and Woody can do the presentation at t...
  • Swarm Monsanto (Occupy Eugene) — Occupy Eugene will gather for coffee and donuts at the Old Federal Building Saturday May 25th at 10:00 AM to prepare for the March Against Monsanto. Occu...
  • 3 Year Memorial For Keaton Otis (Occupy Portland) — Sunday, May 12th 5pm – 7pm The Miracles Club 4200 Northeast Martin Luther King Junior Blvd. Portland, Or 97211
  • Benefit For Occupy Eugene (Occupy Eugene) — You are invited! Save the date!   What: Celebration of Art, Poetry, and Music: a benefit for Occupy Eugene   Where: Tsunami Books,  2585 Willamette Stree...
  • The Occupy Eugene General Assembly (Occupy Eugene) — The Occupy Eugene General Assembly continues to hold  GAs inside at Growers Market on Fridays only, until we decide otherwise. The “ Quorum GA ....
  • Occupy Eugene'S Activities To Protect Our ... (Occupy Eugene) — Watch this great update on what Occupy Eugene and the Civil Liberties Defense Center have been doing to keep our constitutional rights alive! http://yout...
  • Take To The Streets! (Occupy Portland) —
  • Ga Minutes 4/30/13 (Occupy Salem Oregon) — Present Nancy B-K and Bobbie Due to the very few numbers who have shown in recent weeks, the room for GA will no longer be reserved at the IKE Box. &nbsp...
  • May Day Celebration (Occupy Eugene) — May Day Celebration Whose Streets? Our Streets! People of Eugene, RALLY for your Rights! Make your voice heard in the fight for Economic and Social Justi...
  • Tug Of War At Eweb Earth Day Celebration: ... (Occupy Eugene) — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Scott Fife at  iconoclasmo.scott@gmail.com ,  541-232-2868 Occupy Eugene Earth Day Event Asks, “Is EWEB's Green Imag...
  • Occupy Love (Occupy Portland) — Occupy Portland invites you to the Portland premier of a film by award winning director Velcrow Ripper, “OCCUPY LOVE” Friday April 19th OCCUP...
  • Fund Human Needs Not War (Occupy Eugene) — A coalition of peace, justice and labor activists, including Occupy Eugene have organized several actions on Tax Day, Monday April 15th. The coalition's ...
PNW Topic Hotlist

The PNW Topic Hotlist curates blog posts from local blogs based on current events. Posts categorized under the top three topics of the moment are shown below.

  • Transportation
    • NPI Advocate: BREAKING: A section of the Interstate 5 bridge over Skagit River has collapsed - Breaking, hugely consequential news out of Skagit County tonight: A section of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River near Mount Vernon has collapsed, according to the State Patrol and eyewitness reports on Twitter. [Image] The collapsed section of the bridge that carries I-5 over the Skagit River (Photo via ... May 24 at 5:35 Pacific Time
    • HorsesAss.org: Can We Maybe Fix Our Infrastructure Now? - Jesus. Washington State Patrol confirms an I-5 bridge over the Skagit River has collapsed and at least two cars with people inside are in the water. The incident has closed all northbound and southbound lanes. [Image] May 23 at 19:38 Pacific Time
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