Opinion If WA cares about racial justice, it's time to tax capital gains profits A tax on capital gains, which targets about 8,000 incredibly wealthy people, would be invested in education, early learning, and childcare. by David Hackney / April 20, 2021
Opinion Are democracy vouchers enough to keep Seattle elections local? The 2019 election cycle was a warning sign about big spending. Small donor matching programs could bolster our democracy. by Samantha Allen / April 19, 2021
Opinion Washington now recognizes Juneteenth, but there’s more to the story The history behind the holiday is long and troubling, with echoes that persist today. by Clyde W. Ford / April 19, 2021
Opinion Good takes and bad takes on the Amazon union vote in Bessemer A brief guide on how to think, and how not to think, about the crushing outcome in Alabama. by Katie Wilson / April 14, 2021
Opinion Notes on being useful after dying in Washington state From medical studies to compost, here's how my body can be used up after I die. by Judy Lightfoot / April 13, 2021
Opinion A better way to plan the post-pandemic Puget Sound Sweden's ‘Street Moves’ program offers a model for making neighborhood residents the planners of their own streets. by Rubén Casas / April 12, 2021
Opinion After Blake, will Washington state repay victims of the war on drugs? Many now-voided drug convictions came with financial penalties that have plunged people into legal debt. by Alexes Harris / April 8, 2021 / Updated at 8:57 am April 9, 2021
Opinion Is it time for Seattle to decriminalize shrooms and psychedelics? Washington state led on legalizing marijuana. Plant-derived psychedelics could be next. by Katie Wilson / April 7, 2021
Inside Cascade PBS Columnist Claudia Rowe on neutrality and what kids tell us about WA The longtime education reporter explains how decades of covering schools shaped the perspective she brings to her new column. by Claudia Rowe / April 6, 2021
Opinion Why Seattle’s industrial district needs more trees There’s no real excuse to have so little canopy in SoDo. It doesn’t have to be ‘like the forgotten land.’ by Samantha Allen / April 2, 2021