Tim Burgess at a preschool in South Seattle in 2013. Photo by Alex Pedersen

Opinion

How to Make a Real Difference in Seattle

What the career of Tim Burgess can teach us about real reform.

What White Marchers Mean for Black Lives Matter

Opinion

What White Marchers Mean for Black Lives Matter

As black activists burn out and move out, the number of white allies grows.

You Don’t Owe Them Anything

Opinion

You Don’t Owe Them Anything

A corporate bedfellow pushes and pulls. Is it manipulation or investment? Does it matter?

Opinion

Anti-Defamation League Responds: We Do Not Support the Militarization of Police

The exchange program criticized by Jewish Voice for Peace “has led to the arrest of potentially dangerous terrorists…

Nikkita Oliver speaks at a demonstration in front of the current King County Youth Detention Facility in January. Photo by Alex Garland

Opinion

Can Our Activists Get Some Love?

King County says protests had nothing to do with its new approach to juvenile detention. That’s hard to…

Photo by Punctured Bicycle/Wikimedia

Opinion

Want to Fight Sexual Harassment and Discrimination? Unionize.

In this #MeToo moment, researchers at University of Washington are setting the example.

Members of Jewish Voice for Peace gather outside the U.S. District Court in Seattle. Courtesy of Jewish Voice for Peace

Opinion

End the Deadly Exchange Between Seattle Police and the Israeli Military

We must fight the notion that violent policies targeting some communities create “safety” for other communities.

Nikkita Oliver and Dae Shik Kim Hawkins Jr.

Opinion

Making a Choice for Mayor and Living With It

We have all been here before. It seems we haven’t learned our lesson. So, here we are again.

Men and women march in the Seattle Womxn’s March on inauguration day. Photo by Erin Hawkins

Opinion

A Search for Identity in the Land of the Free

A year after the election, a reflection on where we are, who we are, and who we could…

No, that is not an alternative weekly on your doorstep.

Opinion

The Next Chapter for Seattle Weekly

We’ve changed. Here is why, and what you can expect from us.