Opinion What Howard Schultz's coffee order says about his presidential bid An ex-barista questions the former Starbucks CEO's qualifications to run the free world. by Mason Bryan / January 31, 2019
Opinion A Howard Schultz run could save the Democrats from themselves If he can withstand the nastiness, Schultz could pull the Democratic party back from the left and force it to the center. by John Carlson / January 31, 2019
Growth Will Microsoft's housing plan work? Silicon Valley offers some clues Housing Trust Silicon Valley could be a model for how Microsoft's affordable housing effort will operate. Here's how it's working there. by Josh Cohen / January 30, 2019
Opinion What the Seattle General Strike can teach workers today There are lessons we could apply to today's Seattle, which faces many of the same issues of 1919. by Alex Gallo-Brown / January 30, 2019
Growth Downtown driving tax could fix traffic without pricing out the poor Durkan wants to toll drivers to lower emissions and break Seattle's gridlock, and new research shows it could benefit low-income communities, too. by Josh Cohen / January 29, 2019
Opinion Washington's ties to China might help it survive a trade war Washington state and Seattle were leaders in forming Chinese ties. And local connections can survive a trade dispute. by Wendy Liu / January 29, 2019
Opinion Tim Eyman’s latest initiative would undo local transportation choices His new $30-car-tab measure would cut out what local voters have already approved for Sound Transit. by Lola E. Peters / January 28, 2019
Growth 'Where are the Black people?' Central District residents get creative to fight displacement A new coalition wants homeowners to lease space to developers, tenants to offset skyrocketing property taxes. by Josh Cohen / January 25, 2019
Opinion Whitman controversy makes its way to Olympia A legislator has introduced a bill that seeks to remove statues of Washington pioneer Marcus Whitman from Statuary Hall. by Knute Berger / January 25, 2019
Opinion Seattle's love affair with bike commuting: It's over What a new poll shows about the city's chilled relationship with biking. by John Carlson / January 24, 2019