Culture Colleen Echohawk joins Snoqualmie Tribe’s Eighth Generation as CEO The former mayoral candidate hopes to make the Indigenous art and lifestyle business into a global brand. by Margo Vansynghel / January 13, 2022
Culture Seattle is seeing a surge of Indigenous public art New works by local Native artists let everyone know: You are on Indigenous land. by Margo Vansynghel / October 11, 2021
Opinion In the PNW, Confederate flag controversies are not new Recent incidents in the region and a secession movement in Oregon show the Civil War era and its divisions still echo in the Northwest. by Knute Berger / July 19, 2021
Opinion How the Confederacy shaped the American West and cowboy culture In arguing that the South won the Civil War, historian Heather Cox Richardson points to the paradox of the cowboy and how it presents an enduring dilemma for our democracy. by Knute Berger / June 3, 2021
Culture 16 artists, 1 message: Seattle’s Black Lives Matter mural a year later We check in with the creators of the most visible artistic symbol of last summer’s protests. by Margo Vansynghel / June 2, 2021
Opinion The legacy of racism built into Northwest highways and roads From the Oregon Trail to the Lake Washington Bridge, transportation infrastructure has often driven growth while promoting exclusion. by Knute Berger / April 27, 2021
Culture Seattle author says ‘mutual aid’ will be crucial in 2021 and beyond In a new book, Seattle University’s Dean Spade highlights how the organizing and survival tactic could be vital for future disasters. by Margo Vansynghel / January 7, 2021
Opinion U.S. mishandling of COVID echoes the 20th century eugenics movement A false belief in the genetic superiority of virus survivors may help explain the Trump administration's mismanagement of coronavirus. by Knute Berger / December 1, 2020
Opinion From Civil Rights to COVID-19: ‘Without truth, you don’t have justice’ Investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell has deepened the public memory of the Civil Rights Era. His reporting offers important lessons for today. by Knute Berger / May 25, 2020
Opinion Yes, there were black slaves in the Pacific Northwest. Historians are making our region confront it An Oregon author is exploring little-known chapters of the region's ugly, racist roots. by Knute Berger / September 30, 2019 / Updated at 4:14 September 30, 2019
