Opinion What's Seattle doing to solve its shoplifting problem? Nothing really Bartell Drugs and Uwajimaya are victims of the city's refusal to enforce criminal laws. by John Carlson / October 22, 2019
Opinion Newcomers, old-timers and the changing shape of Seattle politics The city has seen an influx of new residents. But how much will that really change how the city is run? by H. Stuart Elway / October 21, 2019 / Updated at 12:30 p.m.
Opinion Seattle progressives need to get smart on crime The city has scaled back prosecutions of low-level crimes — for good reason. But without scaling up diversion programs, a backlash is inevitable. by Katie Wilson / October 17, 2019
Opinion Counting all the ways we still need affirmative action An interactive exercise makes the case. by Lola E. Peters / October 15, 2019
Opinion Trickle-down economic policies fueled Seattle’s homelessness crisis. They can’t help us solve it The trickle-downers blame our liberal city council for the crisis, and their reasoning is as simple as it is wrong. by Jessyn Farrell / October 14, 2019 / Updated at 5:41 pm Oct. 15, 2019
Culture UW seeks $13M to renovate the ‘Boys in the Boat’ shell house The first city-sanctioned historic landmark on campus is going for a gold-medal makeover. by Knute Berger / October 11, 2019
Opinion System failure: Seattle isn't dying and poverty isn't a crime A recent report on misdemeanors continues a toxic narrative in local politics. by Dujie Tahat / October 10, 2019 / Updated at 5:07 pm October 15, 2019
Opinion Why have Chinese immigrants become the face of WA's affirmative-action wars? For many Asian Americans, that's a frustrating development. by Glenn Nelson / October 8, 2019
Opinion Bellingham Public Schools and the case for fostering citizenship, not individualism Noncitizens and citizens alike deserve a civic education. Our democracy depends on it. by Johann Neem / October 7, 2019
Opinion Whose responsibility is the homelessness crisis? It is a damning fact of our times that this question seems to have lost any satisfactory answer. by Katie Wilson / October 4, 2019
