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Labor Market

  • News

    April 18, 2012

    Mitt Romney, American Parasite

    The Presidential candidate's years at Bain represent everything you hate about capitalism.

  • News

    February 1, 2012

    Howard Schultz's Broken Promise

    How Starbucks' campaign cash is making its CEO look bad.

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Howard Schultz Won't Give to Politicians, While Starbucks Shells Out $860K to Influence Them

    The pledge by Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz to no longer contribute to presidential or congressional campaigns drew a lot of sympathetic publicly for him and his corporation last year. But while Schultz's money boycott was aimed at persuading pols to tackle the deficit, his company was quietly spend ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    Bill Gates Goes on Fox News and Says It's Time to Soak the Rich; What Would Ronald Reagan Say?

    Bill Gates, the second richest person on the planet -- trailing only Mexico's Carlos Slim Helu -- with a piggy bank worth $59 billion when last tallied by Forbes magazine, said today that the U.S. needs to raise taxes and that the wealthy should bear a greater burden of the increase. At the same ti ... More >>

  • News

    October 5, 2011

    Rick Perry: Miracle Faker

    Texas' governor paints a pretty portrait of his state. Pretty inaccurate, that is.

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2011

    Mayor McGinn's Home Retrofit Program Promised 2,000 Jobs, Delivered 14

    ​With great fanfare and promises that it "will create nearly 2,000 living wage green jobs," Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn announced the Weatherize Every Building program in April of last year. Today the job-creation total stands at 14.

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2010

    Seattle Ranked 10th Best Business City in Nation, Was 31st Last Year

    ​Suck it, rest of the nation. While ya'll have been wallowing in your recession sorrows, Seattle has been adding jobs and moving up in the business world. Granted we're not at the top of the list and there are plenty of unemployed folks who will find little comfort in this news, but according ... More >>

  • News

    August 25, 2010

    Charity Mace

    Unemployed "99ers" pose a toxic threat to overwhelmed social-service agencies.

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2010

    Mike McGinn Has A New Jobs Plan, But Will It (Or Anything Else) Ever Be Enough?

    ​Standing in front of an MSR tent and Thermarest mattresses at Cascade Designs in SoDo yesterday, Mayor Mike McGinn unveiled the city's plan to distribute $50 million in the form of small loans to local businesses (mostly from private lenders) and use a $20 million federal grant to hire worker ... More >>

  • News

    July 7, 2010

    Rossi's Way With the Jobless

    If you're out of work, Dino might not be your best friend.

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2010

    Dino Rossi Voted to Cut State Unemployment and Welfare Eligibility

    ​For more than a month now the U.S. Senate has been unable to pass a bill that would allow people who lost their jobs in the recession to continue collecting unemployment for up to 99 weeks rather than the standard 46 weeks. According to Huffington Post, 1.2 million unemployed Americans have s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2010

    NY Times Accuses Maria Cantwell of Protecting Rich Investors at the Expense of the Unemployed

    ​Maria Cantwell has received a lot of glowing press for her work on the environment and bank regulation. But this week the New York Times came down on her hard for trying to protect a tax break for high-earning venture capitalists and private equity fund managers while an urgently-needed unemp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    State Says 186,000 People Will Be Without Income By Year's End If Congress Doesn't Act

    We'll have a lot more empty pockets here if Congress cuts the number of weeks you can be on unemployment by more than half.​According to the Employment Security Division, about 250,000 people are out of work and collecting checks from the state. Now all of those people are in danger of having ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    Even If You Find a Job, Health Care Is Getting Harder to Come By

    Just because you got a new job doesn't mean you'll get to see this guy again any time soon.​The state's unemployment rate just keeps creeping up--now at 9.5 percent. So 2014--the year Obamacare goes into effect--might seem really far off if you lost your job and with it your employer-provided ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2010

    Unemployment Is Up; Good Thing We Have a Huge Fund to Pay Benefits

    Seems everyone is jobless these days.​It seems every governmental body or department in the state is going broke. Save one. Washington's unemployment insurance fund is one of the few in the nation that isn't in debt, according to ProPublica, the non-profit investigative journalism site. ProPu ... More >>

  • News

    January 13, 2010

    Washington Bankruptcies: Not Just for the Poor Anymore

    The real estate crash starts to drag down more people.

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2010

    State's Bankruptcies Climb as Recession Hits the Rich

    ​On economic indicators, Washington state usually does well. Our average income, at nearly $38,000, is slightly higher than the nation's, and our 9.2 percent unemployment rate is slightly lower. When it comes to bankruptcy, however, we've gone bust. According to an Associated Press report ou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2009

    Two Very Different Opinions on the Seattle Housing Market

    To buy or not to buy? That is the question.​CNNMoney.com reports today that if you're in the market for a lifetime's worth of debt, Seattle is a great place to live. The Emerald City placed second behind only San Francisco in a list of cities most likely to see their home values increase by 20 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2009

    Seattle's Unemployment Rate Catches Up With the State

    A sign of things to come?​In former Seattle Weekly writer Fred Moody's book "Seattle and the Demons of Ambition," someone, I can't remember who, made the case that the city's unemployment rate was always half or double the nation's. The comment was meant to relate how Seattle had been shaped b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2009

    Gregoire Endorses Mallahan. We'll Give You One Guess as to Why.

    If you stare at this long enough, the answer to why Gov. Gregoire chose Mallahan will appear.​Mayoral candidate Joe Mallahan's campaign announced a big get this morning: The endorsement of Governor Chris Gregoire. The press release is full of vagaries about why Gregoire chose Mallahan. But i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2009

    Seattle's a Good Place to Find a Job Right Now, Though Not as Good as Oklahoma City

    When he left, Nick took his job (and the hoop) with him​With the unemployment rate pushing towards double digits, no place seems all that friendly to job seekers these days. Nevertheless, Seattle's job market has the country's 13th best ratio of jobs to seekers, and the state's unemployment ra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2009

    Imagine Having Tenure

    Even this University employee eventually got firedWith the state unemployment rate expected to climb to nearly 10% by mid 2010 (pdf), many of us aren't feeling too secure in our jobs. Imagine being this guy. The Times today takes a look at the case of Western Washington University professor Perry Mi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2009

    Today's Economic News: Bad Beats Horrible

    So, the US lost 354,000 jobs in May, which is a lot less than expected, which means that stocks shot up, which is good news for all those long-suffering day-traders. Things are even better here, if the numbers are right--at last check (just a few weeks ago), Seattle's unemployment rate was 7.9%. And ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2009

    Give Us Your College-Educated Masses...Just Don't Expect Us to Give Them Jobs

    Disaffected but undeterred, unemployed Portlanders pound the pavement in search of jobs. A few days ago, the Wall Street Journal took a look "youth magnet" cities--i.e. cities that draw lots of young, college-educated migrants. Seattle's on the list, of course, but the story focuses on our always-ou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2009

    Looking for a Job? Qwest Field's Looking for You

    You could watch this while you're working! Photo by Chris FavroGiven the state's unemployment rate, it seems worth noting whenever there's a job fair. Last time we had a big one--at the University of Washington--the line of job-seekers went out the door and down the block. Fortunately, Qwest Field ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2009

    What a Difference a Few Days Makes

    In its budget presentation last Monday, the city said that, locally speaking, this recession shouldn't be as bad as the last one. In the nine days since, the Defense Secretary announced a budget that would slash Boeing's defense programs, Boeing announced layoffs (with experts predicting more), and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2009

    Nickels Is Right: Locally Speaking, the Last Recession Was Worse

    In recounting his list of accomplishments in his quasi-job interview with the P-I today, Greg Nickels said something that might raise a few eyebrows: I came into office at a time when we were in a very deep recession. It was actually, locally, worse than the current one. Could the post 9/11, post- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2009

    How Does the Recession Suck? City Council Lets Us Count the Ways

    The City Council is inviting concerned citizens to two events next week that promise to get to the heart of the recession's rampant suckery--and provide the opportunity to fight over bread line tickets. First, on Monday (10 AM, Bertha Knight Landes Room, City Hall), Council President Richard Conli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2009

    Sen. Murray on the Stimulus Package

    The U.S. Senate passed its version of the stimulus package as pushed by the Obama Administration. It was no surprise that both of Washington's Democratic Senators voted in favor of the $838 billion measure. The House version of the bill is $19 billion less and the difference between the two will be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2008

    McDermott's Unemployment Bill Passes House

    The U.S. Senate passed its version of the stimulus package as pushed by the Obama Administration. It was no surprise that both of Washington's Democratic Senators voted in favor of the $838 billion measure. The House version of the bill is $19 billion less and the difference between the two will be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2008

    Did McDermott Draft Bailout Amendment at WaMu Theater Last Night?

    The U.S. Senate passed its version of the stimulus package as pushed by the Obama Administration. It was no surprise that both of Washington's Democratic Senators voted in favor of the $838 billion measure. The House version of the bill is $19 billion less and the difference between the two will be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2008

    Chef Needed: Turn On, Log In, Drop Out

    The U.S. Senate passed its version of the stimulus package as pushed by the Obama Administration. It was no surprise that both of Washington's Democratic Senators voted in favor of the $838 billion measure. The House version of the bill is $19 billion less and the difference between the two will be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2008

    McDermott's Unemployment Bill Signed by Bush

    The U.S. Senate passed its version of the stimulus package as pushed by the Obama Administration. It was no surprise that both of Washington's Democratic Senators voted in favor of the $838 billion measure. The House version of the bill is $19 billion less and the difference between the two will be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2008

    McDermott Moves Bill Through House

    The U.S. Senate passed its version of the stimulus package as pushed by the Obama Administration. It was no surprise that both of Washington's Democratic Senators voted in favor of the $838 billion measure. The House version of the bill is $19 billion less and the difference between the two will be ... More >>

  • News

    October 3, 2007

    Cops Not Taking a Shine to Home Depot's Day Laborers

    Even as Casa Latina's getting the public's attention.

  • News

    June 27, 2007

    Hotel in Alaska Building Could Be Pathway to Citizenship for Investors

    Rich foreigners would gain green cards by investing in an industry reliant on undocumented workers.

  • Film

    April 26, 2006

    The Beauty Academy of Kabul

    Showing at Varsity, Fri., April 28–Thurs., May 4. Not rated. 74 minutes.

  • Film

    March 15, 2006

    Gavin Hood

    Before the Oscars, this Tsotsi director was ready to seize the stage.

  • News

    March 8, 2006

    The 60-Day Sprint

    The Legislature passes measures for gay rights, alternative energy, political reform, and better unemployment benefits.

  • News

    April 20, 2005

    State Politics, Business, The Arts

    The Legislature passes measures for gay rights, alternative energy, political reform, and better unemployment benefits.

  • News

    March 23, 2005

    Bioengineered Pork

    Gov. Christine Gregoire wants to spend $350 million on life-sciences research grants. Few are asking what the public gets in return.

  • News

    October 27, 2004

    Armageddon for the GOP

    With seven days left, Dino Rossi and other Washington Republicans need a miracle.

  • News

    September 29, 2004

    Citizen Microsoft

    It's time we stopped acquiescing to the behemoth in Redmond, because what's good for big business isn't necessarily good for Washington.

  • News

    February 18, 2004

    $64 Billion Falls Through the Tax Cracks

    That $3.2 billion bribe to keep Boeing here is merely the biggest of hundreds of tax exemptions for Washington businesses.

  • News

    January 14, 2004

    Politics, Monorail, and Tacoma

    That $3.2 billion bribe to keep Boeing here is merely the biggest of hundreds of tax exemptions for Washington businesses.

  • News

    October 23, 2002

    The Politics of the Dole

    That $3.2 billion bribe to keep Boeing here is merely the biggest of hundreds of tax exemptions for Washington businesses.

  • News

    January 16, 2002

    Tax cuts now!

    Business leaders demand tax relief.

  • News

    December 5, 2001

    Washington's recession

    Hard times at Boeing and the dot-com collapse give us the highest unemployment rate in the nation.

  • News

    December 5, 2001

    Boeing bust

    Massive cuts at the Lazy B will drive unemployment higher.

  • News

    June 27, 2001

    The New New Economy?

    As Seattle brushes off from the dot-com fallout, other strategies emerge.

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