The Raven
Patrick MazzaBuilding the Future in Place
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Recalling the most fateful day in human existence
The Ivy Mike test of the first hydrogen bomb took place Nov. 1, 1952 in the South Pacific. Far more devastating than the atomic bombs that preceded it, the race to the hydrogen bomb was triggered by another event that took place this day 81...
On a subdued 250th birthday, is there a U.S."we the people” anymore?
11 minute read
Why 2026 feels so different from 1976
Not all birthdays are welcome. They can signify aspirations unachieved even as the window to reach them is closing. For those of us getting up in years, they can call out how old, cr...
Independent Cascadia? Questions to be asked. Reasons to be skeptical.
Cascadia has a flag and a strong bioregional identity. Should it become an independent country? Three key questions must be asked.
13 minute read
A Cascadian Declaration of Independence
The New York Times has discovered Cascadia. Spec...
Living through the Great Disruption - Our chance to make a better world
Will the Hormuz shutdown trigger the global systems collapse many have been anticipating? Credit: Wikimedia Commons
9 minute read
Are we facing global breakdown?
Many of us have anticipated a great breakdown of global systems coming a...
On this Memorial Day, Nemesis stalks a U.S. Empire at war
Arlington National Cemetery. Credit: Wikimedia Commons
8 minute read
“The most warlike nation in history”
I sit down to write this the morning of Memorial Day 2026, a holiday to hold in memory all who have lost their lives serving in...
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Progressive activist and journalist since 1981. Lived in Seattle since 1998, and the Pacific Northwest, aka Cascadia, since 1977.
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