While some businesses are asking for armed help, others say they want none of it. Residents, police and city officials are also feeling the tension.

The measure from Councilmember Mosqueda would likely raise over $200 million annually from top-earning companies.

After Seattle urged all protesters to get tested for the coronavirus at expanded facilities, fewer than 1% are coming back positive.

From the WTO protests to now, the interests of the Seattle Police Officers Guild haven’t aligned with the people they are meant to protect.

Crosscut reporter Margo Vansynghel reflects on her conversations with tattoo artist Jessica Henry, who became a death care worker during a pandemic.

Today's decision in favor of LGBTQ employment protections confirms that being pro-LGBTQ is the American way.

Despite intense scrutiny during protests, community leaders say they stand behind Carmen Best ‘100 percent.’

Like many white Americans, I grew up unencumbered by the punitive presence of law enforcement. Black Americans deserve this, too.

Marcus Henderson’s edible act of resistance began with a single basil sprout. Now he wants to feed a revolution and redefine public space.

As an operator for King County Metro, Clay McClure risks his own health and safety to keep the community moving during the pandemic. 

A state senator reflects on how to move past our current moment of upheaval.

Local leaders call the current demonstrations a new era for civil rights. 

Consultants of color say they’re systematically left off ‘the list’ of who gets hired for campaigns. They have ideas to fix that.

Store owners say that recent lootings, aggressive police tactics, and even the city’s short-lived curfew complicate business.

A reader asks: Will Seattle survive this chaotic period? With the help of Knute Berger, we look to history for answers.

After years of despair brought on by Black death, the Othello Park march helped me find the strength to choose something else.

How ‘what ifs’ become realities.

The coronavirus is depleting the financial reserves of many rural clinics, which are often the only health care choices for low-income patients.

Washington state should provide financial help for undocumented immigrants. Without it, many of us face the unthinkable.

Washington debería proveer apoyo económico para los migrantes indocumentados. Sin esa ayuda, muchos de nosotros nos enfrentamos a lo impensable.