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Bondi Buh-Bye: Too Crooked for the Constitution, Too Clumsy for the King

The 47th president sacked AG Pam Bondi not because she displayed any independence, but because she was inept.

Splitting the Baby: Mayor Wilson gets a Haircut

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson got a haircut. She was very transparent about her trim. She even posted...

‘Safe Passage’: The Story of a Wartime Swap

The U.S. and Japan made two big exchanges of civilians during the war. This is the story of the second exchange, in late 1943, when the ships MS Gripsholm and the Teia Maru met in Portuguese Goa, a territory on the eastern coast of India.

A New Deal (and a New Leader) for Canada’s New Democratic Party

The NDP has opted for a bold social democratic and environmental agenda, advocating for cross-country limits on rents, taxing the rich, and building an energy economy rooted in renewables.

New Iran War Dynamic: Gulf Allies make deals with Ukraine as Trump Looks for Exit

As President Donald Trump searches for an exit from the war in Iran that he initiated, his...

How Seattle Students Read

Can Seattle’s decades of failure to teach reading to kids from low-income households finally change? The School Board’s adoption of a new approach for K-5 instruction offers some hope.