Opinion 2020 was the year we all needed health insurance Let's make 2021 the year it's not tied to having a job. by Lola E. Peters / December 22, 2020
Opinion 2021 will be a year of sloppy economic thinking in Seattle A recent Seattle Times column and KOMO TV program offer a bitter taste of the misguided and ugly narratives to come in the new year. by Katie Wilson / December 17, 2020
Opinion Juneau, Best, Durkan and the limits of representation Three powerful women — a mayor, police chief, and public school superintendent — exit the Seattle leadership scene. Here's what that means. by Sonora Jha / December 16, 2020
Opinion Extend WA’s eviction moratorium or face a bigger health crisis We can’t ask our community members to stay home when the very privilege of having a home is being threatened. by Rachael Myers & Lara Wilson & Maeve O’Leary Sloan / December 11, 2020
Opinion Imagining a future where Amazon runs the world Pondering the Seattle-based leviathan’s endgame invites big questions about the future of capitalism. by Katie Wilson / December 9, 2020
Opinion I live in Renton's Red Lion homeless shelter. It must stay open The Renton City Council is voting Monday on the shelter's future. I don't know what I'll do if it closes. by Mark Royal / December 7, 2020
Opinion Vaccinate the world against COVID-19 like we did with polio An ‘open source’ vaccine helped us eradicate polio. It's our moral duty to offer the same now, and to reject vaccine nationalism. by Lola E. Peters / December 4, 2020
Opinion Whale watching isn’t killing orcas — a lack of salmon is Critics claim we're observing whales to death. The truth of the matter is this: They aren't getting enough to eat. by Monika Wieland Shields & Cindy Hansen / December 4, 2020
Opinion U.S. mishandling of COVID echoes the 20th century eugenics movement A false belief in the genetic superiority of virus survivors may help explain the Trump administration's mismanagement of coronavirus. by Knute Berger / December 1, 2020
Opinion In Washington state, housing is the question and the answer The pandemic reminds us that home is central to civic life. It's time we made housing security a social right for all. by Shaun Scott / November 25, 2020
Opinion A magical hike on Whidbey Island whitewashes Native history At Ebey’s Landing, a hiker finds lies of commission and omission about the original inhabitants of this land. by Claudia Lawrence / November 24, 2020 / Updated Jan. 28 at 3:50 p.m.
Opinion To help save orcas, pause whale watching Suspending commercial whale-watching boats can help southern resident killer whales avoid extinction. by Donna Sandstrom & Tim Ragen / November 23, 2020
Opinion I lost my mom to COVID-19. Don't let the holidays steal yours If you understood how much this hurts, you might stop planning Thanksgiving. by Emily McCarty / November 20, 2020
Opinion Why 21st century trustbusters are picking on Amazon For the Seattle behemoth’s third-party sellers, the rules are always shifting and the house always wins. by Katie Wilson / November 19, 2020
Seattle has faced calamity before and come out stronger The city has a history of rebuilding after all-consuming fire and economic disaster. We can do it again. by Knute Berger / November 17, 2020