When the maps are redrawn, both parties will need to make choices about who their voters are.

The authors of the homelessness initiative have pulled a page from the Tim Eyman playbook, using a hot-button issue that could drive turnout and force candidates to take a stand.

Confronting modern policing’s roots in medieval England and American slavery will do more to make us all safer.

The effort to remove city councilmember Kshama Sawant is just the latest in a litany of attempted ousters that began in the Progressive Era.

Even informed opinions on how the proposed charter amendment would actually tackle homelessness vary wildly. That should be a red flag for voters.

Relying on the charity of the uber wealthy is a poor substitute for the kind of ongoing support more progressive taxes can provide.

The candidates are competing to give us money with no strings attached. How do their ideas stack up?

It’s laudable that the state law focuses on preventing family separations, but is it enough?

When it comes to cars, traffic congestion is a more pressing threat to our quality of life than souped-up rides on public streets.

Two Northwest scholars on what the history of the 1918 flu can teach us about our return to normal today.

Right-wing and wealthy interests have long whipped up anti-Seattle sentiments and used them to their advantage. Now, they may be losing their grip.

Seattleites have received mixed messages about spending time in parks. We should encourage outdoor socialization as much as possible.

A new campaign to address the city’s homelessness crisis says existing funds are all we need. That’s doubtful.