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MOST VALUABLE NEWSPAPER: The Stranger
Newspaper endorsements arenât supposed to matter much in our digital age. But papers that take bold stands and back them up with all theyâve got can still have a dramatic impact. When The Stranger, a news and culture weekly that bills itself as âSeattleâs Only Newspaper,â backed socialist Kshama Sawantâs successful campaign for a citywide Council seat, it went all in, featuring the community college professor and Occupy Seattle activist on the cover and challenging the assumption that radicals canât win. âIf you are still laughing at the electoral prospects of Socialist Alternative Party city council candidate Kshama Sawant, the joke is on you. Sawant is the real deal. She kicks ass. And she could actually win in November,â read one piece, while another was subtitled âWhy You Must Vote for a Real, Genuine Socialist.â Sawant ran a smart campaign that focused on her call for a $15-an-hour minimum wage, but The Strangerâs full-frontal assault on politics as usual was a reminder that there are still newspapersâThe San Francisco Bay Guardian is anotherâthat can shake up the status quo.
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