Progressive activist and journalist since 1981. Lived in Seattle since 1998, and the Pacific Northwest, aka Cascadia, since 1977.
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How New York and Seattle mayoral victories point the way to systemic change
The tasks facing us are monumental, but we can begin with steps we take in our own communities. We must build the future in place.
November 17, 2025
The U.S. is broken. Time to think about what comes next
The United States is broken. We should consider a more decentralized democratic order as what comes next.
October 27, 2025
In the disunited states, conflict and uncertainty rule – Time to come home
It is time to come home and build a better future in the places where we live.
September 17, 2025
The constitutional republic in danger
Let us call to those better angels of our nature which have expanded democracy and justice over these 249 years, working in the places where we live to organize power and forward the ideas that will make a just and sustainable future. That is the ground for a New American Revolution.
July 8, 2025
The project is to reclaim the commons. The place to start is in our communities.
Truly, we need to reclaim the commons, including our most fundamental common realm, the atmosphere. Saito has illuminated the critical path, starting by organizing and building power in the communities where we live. Indeed, we must build the future in place.
June 19, 2025
Radical abundance through degrowth – a vision for a communal economy
Saito makes a compelling case this is exactly the kind of economy we need, one which will slow it down so we can deal with our multifaceted crises. In other words, to leave a world with which our children can cope. But is it the kind of economy we can have? How do we get from there to here?
May 29, 2025