In honor of ballots dropping this week, members of the Solidarity Economy Team tackle yet another word that has been co-opted by mainstream electoral processes: progressive. Also introducing our new Civic Engagement Coordinator Kira Munson! And candidate for Bellingham city council ward 1 Eamonn Collins stopped by our office for a completely different reason but we roped him into the podcast. Don't come around if you don't want to talk about the issues and potentially take a selfie!
Read about the four major goals of the Progressive Era (1897-1917) here.
Find a (more) truly progressive voters guide here.
Songs in this episode:
Dreams by The Cranberries
King of Anything by Sara Bareilles
Higher Love by Whitney Houston and Kygo