Opinion The legacy of racism built into Northwest highways and roads From the Oregon Trail to the Lake Washington Bridge, transportation infrastructure has often driven growth while promoting exclusion. by Knute Berger / April 27, 2021
Culture From art to infrastructure, the New Deal shaped Seattle’s future Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan takes inspiration from the massive public works effort that helped shape the Emerald City, and America, for generations. by Knute Berger / April 6, 2021
Culture What the 1918 flu can teach us about COVID and ‘returning to normal’ COVID-19's arc of brutal consequences will stretch far into the future. by Knute Berger / March 18, 2021
Culture Two Northwest explorers helped us understand the Earth's poles A pair of recent books shed light on the lives of James Cook and Charles Wilkes. Both helped unlock secrets of the world and its climate. by Knute Berger / March 4, 2021
Politics The enduring legacy of a small-time fascist from Puget Sound Lois de Lafayette Washburn, an ultra-right-wing blogger from the 1930s, would salute the Capitol insurrectionists of today. by Knute Berger / February 25, 2021
Opinion The extraordinary Seattle legacy of the Cayton-Revels family The cultural and political success of Horace Cayton Sr. and Susie Revels was eclipsed by bigotry and racism. They deserve recognition. by Knute Berger / February 11, 2021
Inside Cascade PBS Finding resilience in the Pacific Northwest’s historic hurdles Why the latest Mossback’s Northwest special focused on the times Washington state has bounced back from adversity. by Knute Berger / February 2, 2021
Opinion The Whitman massacre and a reckoning with Northwest history Cassandra Tate’s recent book on the storied white missionaries sheds light on a poorly understood chapter of our state’s settler past. by Knute Berger / January 28, 2021
Culture Mossback’s Northwest: When times are tough, Washington bounces back From burning cities to the Boeing recession, the state’s history is a litany of tough times and meeting challenges. by Knute Berger & Stephen Hegg / January 27, 2021
Culture Mossback's Northwest: The Palouse cowboy who inspired John Wayne Hollywood’s greatest Western stuntman was a rodeo champion from Washington state. by Knute Berger & Stephen Hegg / January 22, 2021