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How Governments have Caused Homelessness

Health Michael Caplow - January 17, 2026 1

Cost-shifting of mental health services from the federal level to the states is part of the problem. The states failed to fund these services, and the cost-cutting federal government refuses to modify this arrangement.

Journalism

The Bottom Line: Headlines that Sell

Jean Godden - January 17, 2026 2

Education

Philosophical Differences? Why Texas Banned Plato

Paul Kidder - January 16, 2026 2

Histories

Today is Temperance Day: There’s a Lot to be Said for Self-Control

Walter Parker - January 16, 2026 0

Politics

The Education of Bob Ferguson, Back on the Left

Paul Queary - January 15, 2026 1

Transportation

Sea-Tac Veteran Named to Pilot Airport’s Future

Mike Merritt - January 15, 2026 5

Politics

Mary Peltola Shakes up the Alaska Senate Race

Joel Connelly - January 14, 2026 0

Politics

The Education of Bob Ferguson, Back on the Left

Paul Queary - January 15, 2026 1

When the governor attempted to pivot to the right last year, the Democratic majorities in the House and Senate were simply too large to engineer the kind of bipartisan budget compromise he was floating.

Mary Peltola Shakes up the Alaska Senate Race

Joel Connelly - January 14, 2026 0

Trump Outrage-to-Come: Time to Worry About the Midterms

Mort Kondracke - January 13, 2026 0

Remembering Maggie’s Malaprops: A Character with Character

Joel Connelly - January 11, 2026 6

The Great Re-Sorting: How Washington Politics got this way

H. Stuart Elway - January 9, 2026 7

More Politics

Arts

Why Doug Varone Canceled His Kennedy Center Performances

Spider Kedelsky - January 7, 2026

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

Douglas McLennan - December 21, 2025

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

Paul Kidder - December 14, 2025

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

Eric Olson -

The AI that’s Colonized our Creativity

Douglas McLennan -

Remembering the Music: What Made our Scene Unique

Hélène Schilders -

So Many Questions: Damaging the White House

James S. Russell -

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PULSE

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

The Golden Age of Five Jewish Families in Seattle

Karen Treiger - December 31, 2025 5

On the Mast: A Reason to Celebrate That Nobody Talks About

Tayloe Washburn - December 28, 2025 0

A New Book: Autism and a Fulfilling Life

Joe Martin - December 23, 2025 2

Junius Rochester: Appreciating Olympic National Park

Junius Rochester - December 14, 2025 4

Mayor Harrell exits with a Gracious Concession Speech

Julie Pham - December 12, 2025 1

How Governments have Caused Homelessness

Michael Caplow - 1

Journalism

The Bottom Line: Headlines that Sell

Jean Godden - 2

Education

Philosophical Differences? Why Texas Banned Plato

Paul Kidder - 2

Histories

Today is Temperance Day: There’s a Lot to be Said for Self-Control

Walter Parker - 0

Politics

The Education of Bob Ferguson, Back on the Left

Paul Queary - 1

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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

How Governments have Caused Homelessness

Michael Caplow - January 17, 2026 1

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

Tylenol Falls Victim to the New Stalinism

Doug MacDonald - 3

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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.