Opinion
Seattle Jewish Community Also Struggles With Pittsburgh Tragedy
Author’s visit to Seattle offers prescient insight in wake of Pittsburgh synagogue massacre
Opinion
Washington Lawmakers Could See Hefty Pay Raises
Proposal comes from Washington Citizens’ Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials.
Opinion
Even With Postage Paid, Voters Couldn’t Send Ballots on Time
While those ballots don’t get counted, taxpayers still must pay the U.S. Postal Service for delivering them.
Opinion
Republicans Get ‘Whupped’ in Primary Election
The Grand Old Party endured a good old-fashioned butt-whupping on primary night.
Opinion
Does Washington Need a ‘Surgeon General’s Warning’ for Guns?
Initiative 1639 would require something similar on paperwork for firearms purchases.
Opinion
Newsprint Tariff Is a Threat to Jobs and Information
The Trump administation’s policy jeopardizes newspapers and mill workers.
Opinion
Social Justice vs. the NFL
The league’s continued crack down on protests during the national anthem has left some questioning their fandom.
Opinion
President, Governor or Retirement—Only Inslee Knows His Plan
What we do know is that he’s off to Iowa in June to deliver the keynote address at…
Opinion
The Black Panthers’ Revolution Never Ends
As the Seattle Black Panther Party marks its 50th anniversary, its disruptive force lives on.
Opinion
A New Youth Jail Would Be a Public Health Problem
King County claims a new youth jail would improve public health. Experts in the field strongly disagree.
Opinion
An Open Letter to the King’s Court
The Mariners boast the best cheering section in baseball, but there’s one major issue…
Opinion
The Crisis of Crisis Pregnancy Centers
CPCs give pregnant women false information, and their advocates are defending this as free speech.
Opinion
Tariffs on Newsprint a Threat to Newspapers
Tariffs on Canadian paper have surged costs with little benefit for U.S. mills.
Opinion
Those That the Gun Debate Perpetually Forgets
There’s a common myth that the black community speaks of gun violence only when law enforcement is its…
Opinion
Protesting While White in Seattle
How police protection of white bodies relates to the criminalization of black and brown youth.
Opinion
Black Lives Matter’s #MeToo Moment
A new local BLM chapter wants to restore the movement to its roots.
Opinion
Politicians Cannot Keep Ignoring Vehicle Homelessness
Searching for solutions to help an overlooked unsheltered population in Seattle.
Opinion
Confessions of an Imperfect Ally
Struggling with not being an oppressed oppressor in today’s America.
Opinion
New Era, New Editor: Not Dead
A greeting and mission statement from your new Seattle Weekly editor.
Opinion
Mulling the Marchers, Saying Farewell to Burgess, and Slicing Up a Pizza Review
Our readers share their thoughts.