The Raven

Two U.S. futures seen in Minneapolis - democratic renewal or national breakup

A Trump Administration bent on total control could spur one or the other, or both

Jan 29 • Patrick Mazza

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We are in a crisis - How to build communities that can respond

We need to build independent economic bases where we live.

Jan 13 • Patrick Mazza

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December 2025

Rejoining the circle of life

Learning from the people who were here before

Dec 29, 2025 • Patrick Mazza

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Columbia Gorge muses: Vision rising from place

Envisioning Cascadia

Dec 19, 2025 • Patrick Mazza

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The path through an uncertain future - Rebuild community by reclaiming the commons

In a time of unprecedented uncertainty, community is the way through whatever we must face.

Dec 12, 2025 • Patrick Mazza

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November 2025

From Coast to Coast, the Public Banking Movement Grows

A keystone for taking control of our money and economies

Nov 25, 2025

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How New York and Seattle mayoral victories point the way to systemic change

The path to realize dreams begins in the communities where we live

Nov 12, 2025 • Patrick Mazza

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October 2025

The U.S. is broken. Time to think about what comes next

Recalling William Appleman Williams' vision for a continental confederation of regional commonwealths.

Oct 24, 2025 • Patrick Mazza

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Empire comes home to the U.S.

Trump makes obvious dictatorial potentials that have long been growing

Oct 8, 2025 • Patrick Mazza

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September 2025

In the disunited states, conflict and uncertainty rule - Time to come home

In a time of national division, we need to build progressive power in the cities and states where we live

Sep 16, 2025 • Patrick Mazza

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With the coming of fall, a few notes to my readers

In a doomscrolling, clickbait world, the importance of clarity

Sep 2, 2025 • Patrick Mazza

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August 2025

In Israel's genocide of Gaza we see the face of five centuries of western colonialism

Why the western world has been slow to move against it

Aug 6, 2025 • Patrick Mazza

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