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Out on a High Note: The Paul Allen Seahawks Era Ends Sunday

Sports Art Thiel - February 7, 2026 0

For most of the 20th century, the Seahawks were breathtakingly mediocre, despite the Kingdome's audio-riot advantage. Which is why then-newbie owner Paul Allen decided to change things with his billions in the 21st century.

Politics

Changing My Mind: Time to call Trump a Fascist

Anthony B. Robinson - February 6, 2026 5

Politics

Meet Stephen Miller, Trump’s Brain

Jean Godden - February 5, 2026 3

Politics

A Troubled America — As Seen from Italy

Mark Hinshaw - February 4, 2026 2

Politics

U.S. Senate: High Stakes for Local Senators this Fall

Joel Connelly - February 3, 2026 0

Business

What New Taxes on High Earners would mean to Washington

Bruce Ramsey - February 2, 2026 7

Arts

Struggling to Stay Alive in White Center, a Music Entrepreneur adds a Seattle Venue

Hélène Schilders - February 1, 2026 1

Politics

Changing My Mind: Time to call Trump a Fascist

Anthony B. Robinson - February 6, 2026 5

In Jonathan Rauch’s Atlantic article he works through 18 characteristics of historical instances of fascism that he now finds evident in Trump 2.

Meet Stephen Miller, Trump’s Brain

Jean Godden - February 5, 2026 3

A Troubled America — As Seen from Italy

Mark Hinshaw - February 4, 2026 2

U.S. Senate: High Stakes for Local Senators this Fall

Joel Connelly - February 3, 2026 0

The Trump ICE Force, Explained

Nick Licata - January 31, 2026 6

More Politics

Arts

Struggling to Stay Alive in White Center, a Music Entrepreneur adds a Seattle Venue

Hélène Schilders - February 1, 2026

Review: Leif Ove Andsnes’ Piano Miniatures at Meany

James C. Whitson - January 27, 2026

Seattle Opera Mounts a Triumphant “Daphne”

James C. Whitson - January 20, 2026

Why Doug Varone Canceled His Kennedy Center Performances

Spider Kedelsky -

What the Disney/OpenAI Deal says about a Creative Marketplace Dominated by AI

Douglas McLennan -

Seattle doesn’t have just One Frank Gehry Building, But Three

Paul Kidder -

C’Mon — Ditch the Algorithms. Here’s Eric Olson’s List of Top 25 Albums of 2025

Eric Olson -

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PULSE

By the Numbers: More Babies Than Ever are Homeless

Barry Mitzman - February 7, 2026 0

Review: Leif Ove Andsnes’ Piano Miniatures at Meany

James C. Whitson - January 27, 2026 0

Confusion Reigns: Great Yellow Orb Appears, Scaring NW Residents

Shane Cleveland - January 25, 2026 0

Seattle Opera Mounts a Triumphant “Daphne”

James C. Whitson - January 20, 2026 0

Be it Resolved: Whistle?

Shane Cleveland - January 18, 2026 2

The Data: Cheer Up! Evidently these are the Best of Times

Barry Mitzman - January 14, 2026 0

The Data: Breathing May Be Hazardous to Your Health

Barry Mitzman - January 8, 2026 0

What New Taxes on High Earners would mean to Washington

Bruce Ramsey - 7

Politics

Changing My Mind: Time to call Trump a Fascist

Anthony B. Robinson - 5

Sports

Out on a High Note: The Paul Allen Seahawks Era Ends Sunday

Art Thiel - 0

Politics

Meet Stephen Miller, Trump’s Brain

Jean Godden - 3

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By the Numbers: More Babies Than Ever are Homeless

Barry Mitzman - 0

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Technology

Trump let Nvidia Sell Advanced Chips to China. Here’s How Chinese Citizens are Reacting

Wendy Liu - December 23, 2025 0

In his typical back and forth style, President Trump announced on Dec. 8 that he had given permission to Nvidia to sell its second-most-advanced...

Clock’s Ticking: Six Reasons Why TikTok Shouldn’t be Banned

The Big Sort: How Will AI Affect Submissions to Magazines?

Reconnecting with our Technology Roots @ a Georgetown Museum

Tools or Weapons: What the Internet Hath Wrought

Health

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By the Numbers: More Babies Than Ever are Homeless

Barry Mitzman - February 7, 2026 0

Based on data gathered by the University of Michigan, SchoolHouse Connection estimates that homelessness among infants and toddlers in the U.S. increased by 23 percent between 2021 and 2023.

How Governments have Caused Homelessness

Michael Caplow - 3

A New Book: Autism and a Fulfilling Life

Joe Martin - 2

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Is Creating Havoc in Public Health

Joel Connelly - 2

A Happy Pooper is a Healthy Pooper

Barry Mitzman - 1

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Environment

The Data: Breathing May Be Hazardous to Your Health

Barry Mitzman - January 8, 2026

Reckoning with Northwest Flooding: We need to think about this Differently

Sydnee Chapman - December 21, 2025

Dam it All: The Intractable Knots in the Snake River

Dan Chasan - November 4, 2025

For the Environment: Why are we Really Banning Plastic Bags?

Bruce Ramsey -

Republicans Taking an Ax to our Forests

Joel Connelly -

Remembering Katrina: Lessons for Our Collective Response to Disaster

Ross Anderson -

On the Mast: To Save the Planet, Do Reindeer have to Die?

Tayloe Washburn -

Cities

SODO Housing Plan hits a Legal Roadblock

Mike Merritt - November 15, 2025 2

The hearings board’s ruling was a big win for the Port and its longshore allies who said the housing project would undermine efforts to protect scarce industrial lands from commercial and residential encroachment.