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Telling the Truth: Inside Donald Trump’s Imperial Presidency

Books Jean Godden - July 15, 2026 0

“I’m getting tired of winning and winning and getting bad press.” He added, “It’s about time you tell the truth, Okay?”

Energy

Our New “Rosy” Nuclear Future?

Dan Chasan - July 14, 2026 1

Politics

Trump Outrage Watch: Blame it on the Democratic Socialists!

Mort Kondracke - July 13, 2026 2

Reflections

Reflecting on Rituals

Mark Hinshaw - July 12, 2026 3

Humor

Trump Get-Out-of-Purgatory-Indulgences: Get ’em while they’re Hot!

Steve Clifford - July 11, 2026 1

Sports

World Cup: Crossing a Red Line

Art Thiel - July 10, 2026 12

Politics

Standing Religious Liberty on its Head

Sally J. McMillan - July 9, 2026 6

Politics

Politics

Trump Outrage Watch: Blame it on the Democratic Socialists!

Mort Kondracke - July 13, 2026 2

Most Americans don’t know what Democratic Socialists advocate—and there is a considerable disparity among them.

Standing Religious Liberty on its Head

Sally J. McMillan - July 9, 2026 6

Can’t win the Argument? Eliminate the Evidence

Douglas McLennan - July 7, 2026 1

Supremely Disappointing

Jean Godden - July 6, 2026 2

Trump’s Giant Obsessions and America’s 250th Birthday

Mort Kondracke - July 3, 2026 1

Arts

Review: The Seattle Symphony Takes on Mahler Seven

Theodore Deacon - June 23, 2026

Is Trump’s Wreckage of the Kennedy Center an Opportunity for Something Better?

Douglas McLennan - June 4, 2026

LACMA’s New Museum: What’s the point of Art in a Museum?

Douglas McLennan - April 26, 2026

Hijacking the Kennedy Center

Nick Licata -

The Once and Future Kennedy Center: An Architectural Story

Paul Kidder -

When “Better Than” meets “Good Enough”

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Delusions of Grandeur: A Bigger Golder White House

James S. Russell -

PULSE

Review: The Seattle Symphony Takes on Mahler Seven

Theodore Deacon - June 23, 2026 2

Murder Most Foul

Jean Godden - June 17, 2026 4

Post Up: Finally the Games 6.11

Post Alley - June 13, 2026 0

A Story for Memorial Day

Ted Olinger - May 25, 2026 7

Seattle’s Father Ryan Reports on his Meeting with Pope Leo XIV

Joel Connelly - March 20, 2026 5

Washington’s Women Trailblazers

Jean Godden - March 10, 2026 0

Seattle Mayor Wilson Makes Her First Serious Misstep in City Light

Jean Godden - March 6, 2026 24

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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 1

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...

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Health

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By the Numbers: More Babies Than Ever are Homeless

Barry Mitzman - February 7, 2026 2

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

Environment

Salish Sea Tribes say they want to take Control of National Wildlife Refuges

Al Bergstein - June 25, 2026

Oil Crisis? How about we Reduce Demand? Here’s How

James S. Russell - May 5, 2026

David Suzuki: Still Fighting for the Planet at 90

Joel Connelly - March 27, 2026

A Cryin’ Bloody Shame: DOGE and Storm Pummel Our Public Forests

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The Data: Breathing May Be Hazardous to Your Health

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

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Dam it All: The Intractable Knots in the Snake River

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Cities

Cities

Surveying Trump’s Damage to the National Mall

James S. Russell - July 2, 2026 0

This is the physical (and possibly permanent) expression of the violence being done to the nation itself—so ironic as we attempt to celebrate 250 years of our liberation from monarchy.

Only Suckers Pay?

Anthony B. Robinson - 3

The Homelessness Blame Game: Let’s Challenge That

Walter Hatch and Mark W. Garrett - 53

Seattle’s “Pit from Hell”: Will we ever fill it in?

Jean Godden - 10

New Voices on the City Council Challenge SODO Housing

Mike Merritt - 4

People

People

Remembering Paul Dorpat: Never Without a Story

Jean Godden - June 11, 2026 4

Paul Dorpat was an unforgettable presence and an indefatigable chronicler of the local scene. He died May 27 but his puckish spirit will live...

The King’s Speech

Anthony B. Robinson - 5

Joel Connelly, Iconic Northwest Journalist, dies at 78

David Brewster - 27

John Hinterberger: Passing of a Seattle Original

Jean Godden - 4

Splitting the Baby: Mayor Wilson gets a Haircut

Jean Godden - 7

Elsewhere

Overwhelmed

Mark Hinshaw - June 21, 2026

Postcard from Italy: When the Extraordinary Becomes Ordinary

Mark Hinshaw - May 31, 2026

One Night in Yugoslavia

Ted Olinger - May 16, 2026

What Europe’s got over Seattle: Public Spaces

Dick Lilly - May 11, 2026

Saving Italy’s 1000-Year-Old Culture: Women

Mark Hinshaw - April 20, 2026

Books

Books

Telling the Truth: Inside Donald Trump’s Imperial Presidency

Jean Godden - July 15, 2026 0

“I’m getting tired of winning and winning and getting bad press.” He added, “It’s about time you tell the truth, Okay?”

Walking Pilgrims. Nuclear Secrets

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City by the Bay. City on the Edge.

David Brewster - 2

‘Safe Passage’: The Story of a Wartime Swap

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The Mystery of Princess Angeline, Chief Seattle’s Daughter

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Food

Food

Mixed Results: Learning to Cook in Italy

Mark Hinshaw - March 22, 2026 0

Late in my retirement years I have been learning how to make Italian dishes.

What’s Cooking: A Very Simple Beef Stew

Jean Godden - 9

Trump’s War on Diversity Skips… Food

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Peppercornication! Tis the Season for Fall Carrots

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Dual Citizenship: Will Canadians Stomach B.C. Wines Made with Washington Grapes?

Barry Mitzman - 0

Religion

Seattle’s Father Ryan Reports on his Meeting with Pope Leo XIV

Joel Connelly - March 20, 2026

The Steady Shrinkage of Congregational Churches

Anthony B. Robinson - March 15, 2026

American Catholics: Standing up to Caesar

Joel Connelly - February 22, 2026

A Coalition Building? Seattle’s Religious Communities Stand Up

Joel Connelly - January 20, 2026

Christmas in Three Acts: Part 3–The Bold Assertions of John

Anthony B. Robinson - December 26, 2025

Business

Not Complicated: Howard has left the Building

Surprise: Coast Guard Abandons Plans for Port’s Coveted Pier 46

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Pope Leo’s “Magnificent Humanity” Caution in the Age of AI

Anthony B. Robinson - May 29, 2026 3

Universities Ponder Three-year Degrees

Sally J. McMillan - May 9, 2026 6

How Seattle Students Read

Dick Lilly - March 29, 2026 5

Memo to Mayor Wilson: Be the Education Mayor

David Brewster - February 21, 2026 7

OK. Let’s Take the Case for Trump’s Iran War Seriously and Count the Wins and Losses

Nick Licata - July 1, 2026 2

Trump’s Iran War: In the hands of Entertainers and Profiteers

Carol J Williams - June 24, 2026 1

Putin is Losing in Ukraine. His Will to Fight On is Undaunted

Carol J Williams - June 8, 2026 3

Thanks! Chinese celebrate Trump’s Victories for China in the Past Year

Wendy Liu - May 18, 2026 0

World Cup: Crossing a Red Line

Art Thiel - July 10, 2026 12

The Gods of Soccer have Blessed Seattle

Art Thiel - June 22, 2026 13

Ordained by God? The Seahawks and the Pope. (Just sayin’)

Carolyn Yee - June 14, 2026 5

A Host of Complications: The World Cup comes to Town this Week

Art Thiel - June 7, 2026 10

Lafayette: A Man For Our Season

Ted Olinger - July 5, 2026 6

Martyrs to the Unspeakable: Conspiracies Behind the Assassinations of MLK, JFK, Malcom X and RFK

Joe Martin - May 17, 2026 8

Review: The Burning of Moses Seattle

David Buerge - April 19, 2026 4

Trump Racism in Historical Context

Rich Wandschneider - January 29, 2026 2

Trump Get-Out-of-Purgatory-Indulgences: Get ’em while they’re Hot!

Steve Clifford - July 11, 2026 1

Have you been harmed by America? You may be eligible for compensation…

Steve Clifford - May 26, 2026 1

The Make Macedonia Great Again Healthcare Model

Steve Clifford - April 18, 2026 4

Beating a Dead Horse: Cliches are like Ants — Everywhere

Jean Godden - April 5, 2026 6