November 15, 2021, 6:01am Columns
The for-profit prison operator who runs Tacoma’s Northwest ICE Processing Center was recently ordered to pay $23 million for violating Washington’s minimum wage law. For more than 15 years, immigrant detainees were paid $1 a day for labor needed to help run the facility, including cooking, cleaning and laundry. Read story
November 15, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Hundreds of wobbling local news organizations and thousands of local reporters may continue informing their communities, now that a critical measure to save local journalism is advancing in Congress. Read story
November 15, 2021, 6:01am Columns
The infrastructure bill may help the United States close the huge gap with Beijing and its democratic allies on transportation, internet coverage, and infrastructure investment. Read story
November 15, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Isabella Tichenor killed herself a few days ago. She was 10 years old. Read story
November 14, 2021, 6:02am Columns
As a political strategy, it’s often effective. As a political reality, it’s akin to advocating for a unicorn in every backyard. Read story
November 14, 2021, 6:01am Columns
About 70 percent of job openings in Washington over the next five years will require some form of postsecondary education. Yet today, only 40 percent of Washington students complete a credential after high school. It doesn’t take a Ph.D. in math to figure out that’s a problem. Read story
November 14, 2021, 6:01am Columns
I missed the national moment that was Brandon. Read story
November 14, 2021, 6:01am Columns
A comprehensive series from The Washington Post regarding the events of Jan. 6 vividly illustrates why the current congressional probe into the insurrection is so important — and why continuing efforts by Republicans to undermine that probe are so indefensible. The series should be required reading for anyone still trying… Read story
November 14, 2021, 6:01am Columns
along with a willingness to ignore the rights and needs of tribal nations, environmental impacts and the reality of climate change — have created a crisis in the Columbia River system: heat pollution. It’s devastating salmon and the communities that depend on them, right now. Read story
November 12, 2021, 6:01am Columns
In my travels around the U.S., I am often struck by America’s regional differences. I don’t mean people’s politics, cuisine or customs. I am referring to their personalities. Are some parts of the country more outgoing than others? More conscientious? More neurotic? Read story
