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New City Council Handles Its First Protest

Demonstrators Demanded the City Shut Down Its Surveillance System Immediately

MAGA and The Consequences of Selling Your Soul

The Difference Between the Devil's Pie and a Devil's Bargain

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Erika Evans, Seattle’s First Black City Attorney, Is Sworn In

She Says She’ll Bring Back Seattle’s Community Court 

Is This the Ugliest Apartment Building in Seattle?

The Urbana on Northwest Market Street and 15th Avenue Northwest in Ballard

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ICYMI

What’s Behind the Gilded Doors of Aegis Senior Living?

Allegations of Labor Violations and Neglect, and the CEO at the Heart of it All

20 Hours on the 1

We went looking for the culture of Seattle’s Light Rail. We found one that’s full of earnest local regulars, oppressive silence, and a Black Parade. 

Why Aren’t We Using All of Our Waterways to Move People?

Local optimists want more passenger ferries. Is it anything other than a beautiful pipe dream?

Fucking Political

When the Government Threatens Sexual Freedom, Embrace Community Solutions

Personal Finance for End-Stage Capitalism

We Live in an Anti-Social Death Pit. Here’s How to Survive It.

Symbols Matter

Five years after the global protests following George Floyd’s murder, what do the demonstrations mean for the future?

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