Opinion The Seattle we knew is gone. What comes next? The pandemic wrecked the economy. The protests shook the city's soul. Now Mayor Durkan is staring down a dire future. by Knute Berger / July 2, 2020
Opinion 8 Washington counties carry a racist legacy in their names It’s not just statues. Slaveholders and Southern sympathizers can be found all over our state map. by Knute Berger / June 30, 2020
Opinion Being Seattle’s mayor has never been easy Amid calls for her resignation, Jenny Durkan can take cold comfort in the fact that she’s not the first to struggle in the job. by Knute Berger / June 25, 2020
Opinion Saving Pike Place Market from the pandemic With tourism down, a new campaign seeks to help the iconic public space recover from the impacts of the coronavirus lockdown. by Knute Berger / June 17, 2020
Opinion From the Northwest to the White House: The fascists are here We've failed to warn against fascism in the past. Let's not make that mistake again. by Knute Berger / June 9, 2020
Culture A short, violent history of Puget Sound uprisings, protests and riots Social unrest, shattered glass and spilled blood have always been a part of the Seattle region's history by Knute Berger / June 5, 2020
Opinion Public health cynics hated pandemic interventions in 1918, too Washington’s top doctors tried to combat opponents of government regulation with arguments that resonate 100 years later. by Knute Berger / May 28, 2020
Opinion From Civil Rights to COVID-19: ‘Without truth, you don’t have justice’ Investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell has deepened the public memory of the Civil Rights Era. His reporting offers important lessons for today. by Knute Berger / May 25, 2020
Culture Seattle always had anti-vaxxers — even during smallpox In 1920, the city’s commissioner of public health called Seattle “a hot bed for anti-vaccination, Christian Science, and various anti-medical cults.” by Knute Berger / May 21, 2020
News Mossback’s Northwest: An end to Seattle’s ramps to nowhere Seattle's 'Ramps to Nowhere,' built 50 years ago to feed an imagined expressway, are finally coming down. by Knute Berger & Stephen Hegg / May 15, 2020