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Op-Ed: Consideration of Approval Voting Initiative Deserves a Fair Shot with City Voters

Logan Bowers and Troy Davis - July 9, 2022

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Kevin Schofield - February 27, 2023

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What the Polls Say (and Don’t Say) About Abortion

Linda Kramer Jenning - May 25, 2022

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A Very Peculiar Hearing about the Millionaire’s Tax Initiative

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What Would a Healthy Republican Party Look Like?

Chris Vance - August 19, 2026

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Terms of Agreement: How the Democrats can Come Together

Dick Lilly - August 13, 2026

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Mort Kondracke - August 10, 2026

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How the Republican Party found its way to Trump

Fred Jarrett - August 9, 2026

Washington State Primary Results Suggest Republican Wipeout

Chris Vance - August 7, 2026

The Senator Packwood Lesson

Dan Chasan - August 6, 2026

The Red Scare is Back: Trump’s Obsession with Communism

Wendy Liu - August 3, 2026

President Ahab

Jean Godden - August 2, 2026

State Politics: Dems at War and War on The Stranger

Tim Gruver - August 1, 2026

Taxes and Millionaires: A State Constitution and a Popular Petition

Dan Chasan - July 31, 2026

Just What are the Democratic Socialists of America, and What do they Stand For?

Nick Licata - July 29, 2026

Six Months In: Mixed Reviews for Seattle’s Mayor

Jean Godden - July 27, 2026

Trump Outrage Watch: Fraudulent Election Fraud Claims, An Attorney General Confirmation, And More ICE Killings

Mort Kondracke - July 21, 2026

Legislature Update: Minimum Wage and Family Home Workers; A Plan to Boost Student Aid

Jonathan Martin - July 17, 2026

Trump Outrage Watch: Saving us from SAVE

Mort Kondracke - July 16, 2026

Trump Outrage Watch: Blame it on the Democratic Socialists!

Mort Kondracke - July 13, 2026

Standing Religious Liberty on its Head

Sally J. McMillan - July 9, 2026

Can’t win the Argument? Eliminate the Evidence

Douglas McLennan - July 7, 2026

Supremely Disappointing

Jean Godden - July 6, 2026

Trump’s Giant Obsessions and America’s 250th Birthday

Mort Kondracke - July 3, 2026

Trump Outrage Watch: Enabling Iran Edition

Mort Kondracke - June 30, 2026

The Battle over AI comes to a North Seattle Legislature Race

Jonathan Martin - June 26, 2026

How Power Works

Nick Licata - June 19, 2026