April 29, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Secretary of State Antony Blinken hates the question in all forms. “Do Jewish lives matter more than Palestinian and Muslim lives?” he was recently asked on a global stage. “No, period,” he replied, visibly startled. That evidently satisfied nobody. “Do we have a double standard? The answer is no,” he… Read story
April 29, 2024, 6:01am Columns
On Wednesday, a divided Supreme Court listened to arguments over a state’s abortion ban — its first such hearing since the justices overturned Roe v. Wade. The case, in which the Biden administration is challenging Idaho’s abortion ban, literally puts the health and even the lives of pregnant women on… Read story
April 29, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Tax credits for preserving and adding newsroom jobs are the most direct way for policymakers to help save local journalism. Four years after these credits were proposed in Congress, New York last week approved a state-level version. Read story
April 27, 2024, 6:01am Columns
It seems unlikely that the Supreme Court will embrace Donald Trump’s outrageous claim that as a former president he enjoys absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions that he allegedly took to overturn the 2020 election and cling to power. This is a relief. To do otherwise would allow the… Read story
April 27, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Public parks belong to the public, right? A billionaire can’t cordon off an acre of Golden Gate Park for his private party. But can a poor person — or anyone who claims they can’t afford a home — take over public spaces where children play and families experience nature? Read story
April 27, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Political forecasters called it that the state Republican convention would feature turmoil ending in endorsements of the most extreme candidates, all to match the party’s current MAGA mood. Read story
April 27, 2024, 6:01am Columns
For months, supporters of the embattled Ukrainians have contended there was a bipartisan House majority that would back continued U.S. military support if only its Republican leaders would allow a vote. Read story
April 27, 2024, 6:01am Columns
A state audit of Washington law enforcement agencies found that when it comes to the civil seizure and forfeiture of property during a crime investigation, the rules are skewed to help enrich police departments, which creates a conflict of interest. Also the process lacks transparency for those who have had… Read story
April 25, 2024, 6:01am Columns
We have entered a new social media hell, where online creeps run sadistic schemes targeting high school kids. Since late 2021, their ruses have driven at least 20 young people, mostly boys, to take their lives. Read story
April 24, 2024, 6:01am Columns
The ability to buy a magazine that holds more than 10 rounds for a firearm is temporarily on hold in Washington. Whether that ban continues may rely on whether the state’s Supreme Court commissioner is as persuaded as a Cowlitz County judge that such a law violates the Second Amendment… Read story
