America still debates Jefferson's fear of "the tyranny of the majority," where the powerless individual can feel trampled. In Seattle, we wonder whether to trust those we elect or to rely on such ...

After months of negotiations, there's still no real route to a deal in Olympia. As legislators prepare for a new session that starts next week, it is increasingly questionable whether the Legislature ...

Sara Morris is a non-profit executive and mother to three daughters.

Beyond the raw horror of Rep. Giffords' attempted assassination, it will shape thinking for years to come. The raw horror of Saturday's shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has already become shorthand ...

WA relying on hotels, state offices to house foster kids more than ever. With nowhere else to go, the state’s most at-risk kids — and their caseworkers — are faced with limited options.

An effort has been launched to get a Ballard-University District light-rail line on the ballot. And won't Mayor McGinn be back with something to keep his vision for streetcars moving forward?

The neo-liberal agenda, even in supposedly "liberal" Seattle, has devoured the old radical spirit. Here's a plea for reconnecting with the left's historic worker and lower middle class base. It seems ...

If you're downtown at noon, you might see a lot of people reading. Seattle likes to brag on its high levels of book reading. The Friends of Seattle Public Library have an event that should reinforce ...

The chief executives of both Washington state and the nation have laid out bold progressive agendas. But the question remains: If they're unpassable, is that really leadership? Barack Obama’s State of ...

Pessimism about today's economy proved no barrier to King County voters from saying 'yes' to the 2011 Veterans and Human Services Levy on Tuesday. The measure received a larger percentage than in a ...

Obama is a loner, a "Moviegoer," who surprised the author in what he turned out to be like as president. With Romney, what you see is what you get, a figure out of the 1950s like his dad. It's hard to ...

Michelle Newblom is a senior studying creative writing at Seattle University. She served as the university paper's editor-in-chief for the 2018-19 school year and is currently its copy chief as well ...