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Meet Stephen Miller, Trump’s Brain

Politics Jean Godden - February 5, 2026 0

Credit Miller with Trump’s draconian family-separation policies. He has pushed for bans on Chinese student visas and encouraged Trump gradually to end birthright citizenship.

Politics

A Troubled America — As Seen from Italy

Mark Hinshaw - February 4, 2026 1

Politics

U.S. Senate: High Stakes for Local Senators this Fall

Joel Connelly - February 3, 2026 0

Business

What New Taxes on High Earners would mean to Washington

Bruce Ramsey - February 2, 2026 6

Arts

Struggling to Stay Alive in White Center, a Music Entrepreneur adds a Seattle Venue

Hélène Schilders - February 1, 2026 1

Politics

The Trump ICE Force, Explained

Nick Licata - January 31, 2026 6

Humor

‘Yes, Dear,’ and Other Foolproof Advice for a Long Marriage

Steve Clifford - January 31, 2026 2

Politics

Meet Stephen Miller, Trump’s Brain

Jean Godden - February 5, 2026 0

Credit Miller with Trump’s draconian family-separation policies. He has pushed for bans on Chinese student visas and encouraged Trump gradually to end birthright citizenship.

A Troubled America — As Seen from Italy

Mark Hinshaw - February 4, 2026 1

U.S. Senate: High Stakes for Local Senators this Fall

Joel Connelly - February 3, 2026 0

The Trump ICE Force, Explained

Nick Licata - January 31, 2026 6

The Blowback to Trump Intensifies

Joel Connelly - January 30, 2026 2

More Politics

Struggling to Stay Alive in White Center, a Music Entrepreneur adds a Seattle Venue

Hélène Schilders - February 1, 2026

Review: Leif Ove Andsnes’ Piano Miniatures at Meany

James C. Whitson - January 27, 2026

Seattle Opera Mounts a Triumphant “Daphne”

James C. Whitson - January 20, 2026

Why Doug Varone Canceled His Kennedy Center Performances

Spider Kedelsky -

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

Douglas McLennan -

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

Paul Kidder -

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

Eric Olson -

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PULSE

Review: Leif Ove Andsnes’ Piano Miniatures at Meany

James C. Whitson - January 27, 2026 0

Confusion Reigns: Great Yellow Orb Appears, Scaring NW Residents

Shane Cleveland - January 25, 2026 0

Seattle Opera Mounts a Triumphant “Daphne”

James C. Whitson - January 20, 2026 0

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

What New Taxes on High Earners would mean to Washington

Bruce Ramsey - 6

Politics

A Troubled America — As Seen from Italy

Mark Hinshaw - 1

Arts

Struggling to Stay Alive in White Center, a Music Entrepreneur adds a Seattle Venue

Hélène Schilders - 1

Politics

U.S. Senate: High Stakes for Local Senators this Fall

Joel Connelly - 0

Politics

The Trump ICE Force, Explained

Nick Licata - 6

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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 3

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.

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.