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Thanks to two strong challengers for seven-term Rep. Gerry Pollet's seat, AI regulations have become a spicy new ingredient and an interesting battleground for the fundraising race.

How Power Works

Nick Licata - June 19, 2026 1

A Looming Boondoggle at Harborview

Jonathan Martin - June 18, 2026 6

China’s “Smart Authoritarianism” versus Trump’s Version of Whatever This Is

Wendy Liu - June 17, 2026 4

Trump Outrages: Sycophants and Grifters and Boors, Oh My!

Mort Kondracke - June 16, 2026 0

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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”

Douglas McLennan -

Delusions of Grandeur: A Bigger Golder White House

James S. Russell -

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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

Washington State Ferries is Suffering from Low Worker Morale

Tim Gruver - 1

Environment

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

Al Bergstein - 7

Politics

The Battle over AI comes to a North Seattle Legislature Race

Jonathan Martin - 2

Sports

The Gods of Soccer have Blessed Seattle

Art Thiel - 11

International

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

Carol J Williams - 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 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...

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

blog

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

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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

Joel Connelly -

The Data: Breathing May Be Hazardous to Your Health

Barry Mitzman -

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

Sydnee Chapman -

Dam it All: The Intractable Knots in the Snake River

Dan Chasan -

Cities

Only Suckers Pay?

Anthony B. Robinson - June 12, 2026 3

Here’s my hunch about what links these various stories: we’ve become a nation and a city, where playing by the rules and obeying the law is “for suckers.”