One of my least favorite acts in political commentary is when someone tries to solve Washington State’s politics by invoking Dan Evans.

Originally published as an op-ed in The Mercury News. Republished here with permission from the author. Meta’s settlement with the state attorneys general (currently awaiting court approval) has be…

Since its integration into our digital world, social media has played a pivotal role in youth organizing and social mobilization. Yet, people’s access to these platfor…

By Josh Feit 5,250 > 778 Here’s a rejoinder to those who complain that Seattle’s taxes on big business are…

In Battle Ground, Washington, neighbors are grappling with an alleged takeover by a local company. One pastor is trying to keep his community together.

In this Fulcrum Roundtable conversation, Brian Miller breaks down the myths, the policy shifts, and the stakes for election integrity.

The ballot measure in Pierce County follows controversies surrounding Sheriff Keith Swank, at a time Washington is grappling with poor oversight over law enforcement.

I didn’t know how this week’s essay was going to land, initially. But I will say, I didn’t have high expectations. And as someone who does this for fun, I...

A reflection on front porches, fear, hospitality and faith explores how welcoming others can help build stronger communities and restore connection.

Parades were once a big part of what it meant to celebrate Labor Day.

The country is continuing to reel from multiple infectious disease outbreaks in America, even as childhood vaccination rates continue to fall. Measles, cyclosporiasis, whooping cough: you don&#8217…

One in 20 non-exempt workers were underpaid last year, a figure that has nearly doubled since 2004, according to Cleveland Fed researchers.

Trump’s second term has coincided with increased polarization in the regional distribution of authoritarian attitudes, a new Pell Center poll has found

It was the sign that got me first. I found a photo of an old-style, street-spanning sign that used to be on Columbia near Legion on the Ralphs Thriftway website. I was already

By Erica C. Barnett A new report from the city’s Office of Inspector General confirms what Community Aided Response and…

OHF disciplinary panel raises concerns about lack of team-level follow-up or educational response after ‘boys will be boys’ incident, Rick Westhead writes.

For many, many years now we’ve been calling out how the entire narrative around the “censorship industrial complex” was absolute bullshit, made up by a group of either deliberate …

The modern problems of working in the news.

President Gianni Infantino pushed FIFA's commercialization drive, which culminated in the largest, most profitable World Cup on record

The new contract with McClatchy Media improves wages and bans AI fakery.

Your water-restricted lawn is fine, but some popular plants are fire bombs waiting to happen.

Despite dire warnings of a ‘postliterate’ generation, data suggests Gen Z is still reading – just in ways many traditional studies fail to capture.

Because of arson arrest, online pundits are mocking former Gov. Inslee's argument that fires show danger of climate change.