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Trump Outrage Watch: Saving us from SAVE

Politics Mort Kondracke - July 16, 2026 0

Donald Trump continues to prod the Senate to end the filibuster and pass the undemocratic SAVE America Act—this time using the sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham as an instrument. But it’s still a heavy lift.

Books

Telling the Truth: Inside Donald Trump’s Imperial Presidency

Jean Godden - July 15, 2026 0

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

Trump Outrage Watch: Saving us from SAVE

Mort Kondracke - July 16, 2026 0

Trump Outrage Watch: Blame it on the Democratic Socialists!

Mort Kondracke - July 13, 2026 2

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

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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

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When “Better Than” meets “Good Enough”

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Delusions of Grandeur: A Bigger Golder White House

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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

Telling the Truth: Inside Donald Trump’s Imperial Presidency

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blog

Meet Lisa Mennet, a Wealthy Local Who Writes Big Checks for Democratic Causes

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Sports

World Cup: Crossing a Red Line

Art Thiel - 12

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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?

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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

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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

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The Data: Breathing May Be Hazardous to Your Health

Barry Mitzman -

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

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

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Jean Godden - 10

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