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Alas, our land is being being given over to oligarchs, billionaires of a new Gilded Age. Trump is their authoritarian enabler, signing a succession of executive orders.

What will it take to be Madam President?

Jean Godden - January 5, 2026 1

Goodbye to the Old Year, Hello to a Bumpy 2026

Jean Godden - December 30, 2025 4

All about Me! — Trump’s Biggest Medical Issue

Nick Licata - December 29, 2025 5

Trump Outrages, Holiday Edition

Mort Kondracke - December 24, 2025 4

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: 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

Savvy Moderates Join Mayor Wilson Team

Jean Godden - December 11, 2025 4

How I Decided to Donate my Kidney to the Basketball Star

Shane Cleveland - 10

Arts

Why Doug Varone Canceled His Kennedy Center Performances

Spider Kedelsky - 0

Books

A Homeric Journey: A New Novel by David Horsey

Jean Godden - 0

Politics

Don’t Despair: This Land is Still Our Land

Joel Connelly - 1

Religion

The Star of Bethlehem and how It May Have Existed

David Buerge - 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

blog

A New Book: Autism and a Fulfilling Life

Joe Martin - December 23, 2025 2

In Togo for the first time, Peter O’Neil found comfort and confidence in social situations that had previously eluded him. Immersion in a totally different culture enabled him to bloom, a new and welcome experience.

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

My Reservations About Medically Assisted Dying

Anthony B. Robinson - 3

More Health

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.