Opinion What defunding Seattle Police could look like Less military gear, fewer officers, community investment. It all should be on the table. by Katie Wilson / June 24, 2020 / Updated at 10:40 a.m.
Opinion Why refusing to forget is a powerful political force The grassroots reckoning with past wrongs in Seattle and across the nation could be the precursor to real change. by Onur Bakiner / June 24, 2020
News Mayor proposes $20M cut to Seattle Police budget amid COVID shortfall The 5% decrease is a step toward closing the city's $378 million budget gap, but also less than the 50% cut protesters are demanding. by David Kroman / June 23, 2020
Opinion We must reform our police. Here’s how We need more intentional policing, better discipline, a state investigatory agency and training that acknowledges the nuance of these times. by Tim Burgess & Bernard Melekian / June 23, 2020
Opinion WA students don’t need cops. They need counselors, teachers and nurses By now school districts should know: Police presence in schools has negative consequences for marginalized students. by Lin Trinh / June 22, 2020
Cascade PBS Ideas Festival Podcast | Why is the conservative Supreme Court acting so liberal? Season 2 , Episode 8 / June 19, 2020 In the midst of a week of surprises, Amicus host Dahlia Lithwick tells us why the high court might have issued its most surprising ruling.
News Confusion, anger in Seattle Police Dept. after East Precinct exit SPD Chief Carmen Best says she didn’t order cops to abandon the station. It's unclear if there was even an order at all. by David Kroman / June 19, 2020
Opinion Juneteenth: On police violence and unexplained loss Seattleites reflect on freedom, resistance and joy to honor the day liberation from slavery finally arrived, over two years after Emancipation. by Vivian Phillips / June 19, 2020
Opinion Juneteenth: Joy is a revolutionary act Seattleites reflect on freedom, resistance and joy to honor the day liberation from slavery finally arrived, over two years after Emancipation. by Catherine Harris-White aka SassyBlack / June 19, 2020
Opinion Juneteenth: The next wave of emancipation Seattleites reflect on freedom, resistance and joy to honor the day liberation from slavery finally arrived, over two years after Emancipation. by Reagan Jackson / June 19, 2020
Opinion Juneteenth: A cautionary tale Seattleites reflect on freedom, resistance and joy to honor the day liberation from slavery finally arrived, over two years after Emancipation. by Lola E. Peters / June 19, 2020
News Neighborhood safety patrols reemerge in Seattle's Chinatown-International District Similar groups have returned to Asian-American communities across the country in response to property damage and racist incidents. by Manola Secaira / June 19, 2020
Opinion Juneteenth: The legacy work of resistance and liberation Seattleites reflect on freedom, resistance and joy to honor the day liberation from slavery finally arrived, over two years after Emancipation. by Inye Wokoma / June 19, 2020
News Medics say police have targeted them at Seattle protests Volunteer health workers worry Seattle police may continue using flash bangs, rubber bullets and tear gas to prevent them from helping injured protesters by Lilly Fowler / June 18, 2020
Culture Seattle’s Black women activists have been marching for decades Quin’Nita Cobbins-Modica, the historian now leading BlackPast.org, talks about this pivotal moment and the women who helped get us here. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / June 18, 2020
