Opinion Saving Washington: The case for property tax relief In 300 words, community leaders offer ideas to soften the economic blow caused by coronavirus. by Paul Guppy / April 6, 2020
Opinion Saving Washington: The case for supporting child care workers In 300 words, community leaders offer ideas to soften the economic blow caused by coronavirus. by John Burbank / April 6, 2020
Opinion Saving Washington: The case for rent relief In 300 words, community leaders offer ideas to soften the economic blow caused by coronavirus. by Xochitl Maykovich & Edmund Witter / April 6, 2020
Opinion Saving Washington: The case for a wealth tax In 300 words, community leaders offer ideas to soften the economic blow caused by coronavirus. by Michael McGinn / April 6, 2020
Opinion Economic crisis is not inevitable if Washington state acts now Coronavirus has already damaged the economy, but bold policies could prevent further devastation. by Ron Sims / April 3, 2020
Opinion A diary of death and disdain in the time of coronavirus A Seattle professor ponders lessons learned by the spread of a virus — and of misinformation. by Johnny Horton / April 1, 2020
Opinion Coronavirus could mean catastrophe for public transit The federal stimulus will help, but we'll need more creative funding approaches to save the transit system. by Katie Wilson / March 31, 2020
Opinion Fear is normal during a pandemic. Racism shouldn’t be Vulnerable communities became scapegoats during the bubonic plague, cholera and AIDS. It's happening again with coronavirus. by Miri Cypers & Michael Byun / March 30, 2020
Opinion Premature optimism in a pandemic can be deadly Seattle leaders relaxed containment rules during the Spanish flu outbreak of 1918, fueling a second wave of infections. by Knute Berger / March 27, 2020
Opinion How coronavirus changed my neighborhood stroll On walks, I'm taking routes with the best odds of avoiding, well, anyone at all. by Misha Berson / March 26, 2020
Opinion Jeff Bezos can't save the Earth by leaving it The Amazon CEO’s galactic ambition is worth taking seriously, but it shouldn't be space or bust. by Katie Wilson / March 25, 2020
Opinion Coronavirus is not our first apocalypse Why we should keep our heads and live 'beyond fear' in the face of existential scares. by Knute Berger / March 24, 2020
Opinion Washington state's other epidemic: Mass incarceration When it comes to life without parole sentences, the state is a global outlier. by Marcus Harrison Green / March 23, 2020
Opinion The road to women's suffrage began in Washington state 100 years after the 19th Amendment granted women the vote, meet the Pacific Northwest activists who ignited the effort. by Carolyn McConnell / March 20, 2020
Opinion What will historians make of Seattle 500 years from now? The Emerald City will be Atlantis 2.0, brought down by climate change and a plague of disasters. by Knute Berger / March 18, 2020