Opinion Protesting stay-at-home orders threatens our health and democracy In Washington and beyond, armed protests to open the economy signal a dangerous appetite for political violence. by Robert Crawford / April 27, 2020
Opinion Shame, fear and the struggle to cope during a pandemic On living with depression in the time of coronavirus. by Lauren Allen / April 24, 2020
Opinion Releasing 1,100 WA inmates with no support is a bad plan With coronavirus already straining vital post-prison services, former inmates will have few places to turn for help. by Hannah Myrick / April 23, 2020
Opinion If we can mobilize against COVID-19, we can for climate change too Armed with lessons from the pandemic, and with Indigenous knowledge, we can honor Earth Day in lasting ways. by Tracy Rector / April 22, 2020
Opinion Learning to operate ventilators while worrying about rent In the wake of COVID-19, many of us have lost the jobs we need to afford our education. by Amber Christensen / April 21, 2020
Opinion I gave birth at the start of a pandemic As if becoming a parent wasn't hard enough. by Melissa Santos / April 20, 2020
Opinion ‘Weeks where decades happen’: Seattle has been a ghost town before From the General Strike of 1919 to the dot-com recession, the city is no stranger to empty streets. by Shaun Scott / April 16, 2020
Opinion Greater Idaho and the ugly history of Northwest secession movements The latest effort, rooted in so-called 'rural values,' seeks to supersize the state of Idaho with parts of Oregon and California. by Knute Berger / April 15, 2020
Opinion Sheltering in place with King Lear, the perfect play for a pandemic Shakespeare understood the fragility of human institutions — something we can all suddenly relate to. by Katie Wilson / April 14, 2020
Culture Meet the Anthony Fauci of 1918 Washington Dr. T.D. Tuttle was Washington's Health Commissioner during the 1918 flu. He wasn't always popular — even when he was right. by Knute Berger / April 13, 2020