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As Wells Fargo Divestment Approaches, Where Should Seattle Put Its $3 Billion?
The world is watching as Seattle blazes a #NoDAPL trail.
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Reform Plan Would Let Civilians, Not Cops, Oversee Police Conduct
Many of the proposed reforms still need to be bargained with the police unions.
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Social Media, Social Activism and Trump: A Recipe for Mass Action
The protest at Sea-Tac Saturday could become a common scene in Seattle.
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Seattle City Council Unanimously Passes ‘Welcoming City’ Resolution
Seattle welcomes Muslims, immigrants, refugees, and the homeless, according to the resolution.
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AG Bob Ferguson Files the Nation’s First Lawsuit Against Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration
“In a courtroom, it is not the loudest voice that prevails. It’s the Constitution.”
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How the Trump Administration Plans to Shame Seattle For Its Immigration Policy
An explainer on why King County doesn’t honor ‘detainer’ requests from ICE.
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“We Will Fight.” Thousands Gather in Westlake to Protest Immigration Ban
The momentum from Saturday night’s standoff at SeaTac Airport carried into orderly protests Sunday night.
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Blockades, Chaos and Pepper Spray at Mass SeaTac Demonstration Denouncing Trump’s Immigration Ban
“This checkpoint’s closed.”
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Murray and Constantine Give Green Light to Safe-Consumption Sites. Now the Question Is Where to Put Them.
And also: Will Trump be down?
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Duwamish Superfund Cleanup Under a Trump Administration? It’s Gonna Be OK, Say Advocates
The EPA grants freeze and other orders this week have been terrifying. Here’s some level-setting.
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Sea-Tac Wants All Its Flights to Run On Biofuel. And It Has a Plan to Do It.
It’s safe. And clean.
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UW Grad Student Faces Torrent of Vile Harassment After Sticking Up for Immigrants
Alan-Michael Weatherford questions whether the university understands the nature of trolling in today’s America.
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Washington Secretary of State, Again, Slaps Down Trump’s Voter Fraud Claims
Kim Wyman, a Republican, also rebuked Trump during the election.
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Trump Orders Funding Cuts to Sanctuary Cities, Promising a Showdown With Seattle
He also directed Homeland Security to deputize local police to enforce federal immigration laws.
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Sawant Blasts Secret Federal Surveillance Cameras on Seattle Utility Poles
The cameras have been used, among other things, to spy on restaurant workers suspected of illicitly dumping grease.
Arts & Culture
Seizing the Memes of Production
Meet the army of young leftists fighting a surreal war of ideas on the Internet.
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Counting the Homeless Is Hard. Here’s What Friday Night’s Count Numbers Will, and Won’t, Mean.
A history of a very difficult census.