Opinion
In Seattle's WTO protests, the seeds of today's anti-globalist nationalism
The massive global action against the World Trade Organization was framed as a protest from the left. But the far right has gone out ahead.
Knute Berger
Knute “Mossback” Berger is an editor-at-large and host of "Mossback’s Northwest" at Cascade PBS. He writes about politics and regional heritage.
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Culture
Hold the turkey: early Puget Sound settlers ate oysters, ducks and geese
Awkward political conversation was also on the menu.
Opinion
Can Amazon become a responsible urban citizen?
Historian Margaret O'Mara argues the company needs to shake its suburban mindset and become much more broadly civically engaged.
Opinion
What did Amazon buy — and what couldn't they buy — in Seattle's most expensive election ever?
Council districts stymied big business hopes for a sea change in local politics.
Culture
A walk in the woods with Seattle writer David Guterson
In a new epic poem, the author of “Snow Falling on Cedars” encourages readers to enjoy the journey out and the turnaround.