Politics Field Notes from Olympia: Moeties, closed-door caucus meetings and our open government ideal Legislative caucuses are off limits to the press and public, including anthropologists. by David Price / March 19, 2015
Politics Field Notes from Olympia: What if lawmakers were more like the people they serve? State Sen. Andy Hill, a prototypical Washington legislator: white, male, well-educated and well to do. Not that there's anything wrong with that. by David Price / February 26, 2015
Politics Field Notes from Olympia: Legislating virtual worlds Laws about taxing or not taxing online sales are an example of a cultural invention that dictates the way we view and behave in the "real" world. by David Price / February 22, 2015
Politics Field Notes from Olympia: The power of language and the "fear grimace" Facial expressions and posture send signals about relationships and power dynamics. by David Price / February 12, 2015
Politics Field Notes from Olympia: An anthropologist in the state capital An anthropologist in the capital, studying state lawmakers in their natural habitat. by David Price / February 11, 2015
Tech Meet Emery Jones, boy science wonder Emery Charles Spearman: Elisheba's son, Charles' grandson, and Emery Jones' namesake. by Robin Lindley / December 9, 2013
Politics The bomb and the explosion of U.S. suburbs The women's barracks at Camp Hanford in 1944 by Robin Lindley / August 8, 2013
Politics There's more to SLU than meets the eye Store on Westlake: part of the neighborhood's historic building stock by Robin Lindley / April 21, 2013
Culture A Northwest professor looks at a forgotten American pandemic Soldiers lie sick with Spanish influenza at Fort Riley, Kansas. The virus would claim the lives of 50 million people, 3 percent of the world's population at the time. by Robin Lindley / June 26, 2012
Politics Rachel Maddow charts the nation's 'Drift' into constant invisible war Drift by Rachel Maddow. by Robin Lindley / April 18, 2012