David Brewster

David Brewster, a founding member of Post Alley, has a long career in publishing, having founded Seattle Weekly, Sasquatch Books, and Crosscut.com. His civic ventures have been Town Hall Seattle and FolioSeattle.

The Chamber of Commerce Disarms Itself Politically. Sorta.

The Chamber's unilateral disarmament will last through 2021. Beyond that, no guarantees.

Dump the Filibuster? Not So Fast.

Wait til after the 2022 election. You need more Democratic votes to stand a chance to succeed, and you need the prospect of a good long run of Democratic dominance in D.C. to make it worth while.

Take 5: Handicapping the Seattle Mayor’s Race, a Pivotal Election

Will the election be the start of a pendulum swing back to pragmatic moderation, or the consolidation of the city as a leftist bastion? Voters, unions, and independent expenditures hold the keys.

How Local Business Giants Drove Down Seattle’s COVID Rates

In the past, Boeing would set a high bar for corporate participation, with other companies finding their proper levels below. Microsoft now orchestrates such efforts.

Leaving Portland — One Couple’s Story

Portland had been transformed into a distinctively Europeanized city, but now it is afflicted by a chronic anarchism that the politicians seem unable to stop.

Port Elections: Changing Dynamics for Getting Elected

Down ballot races are now contested as an aspect of identity politics, more than the public-policy issues.

The Troubled Tale of the Black Brilliance Report on Participatory Budgeting

"In the final days of the $3 million Black Brilliance Research Project, the wheels came off the wagon. King County Equity Now, the organization that fought for and spearheaded the project, found itself on the outside looking in,"

Where the Alt-Weeklies Went

Mostly, the heady moment of alternative/urbanist/radical culture which gave birth to city weeklies in almost all large cities, couldn't survive economic downturns, social media, and the fading of the 1960s.

Mayor’s Race Update: Art Langlie is a Likely Latecomer

A prediction: Council winners will be Mosqueda and Brianna Thomas, cementing the current council status quo. Such an outcome would make life very difficult for a Mayor Bruce Harrell. A Mayor Gonzalez would complete the ideological takeover of city hall by the progressive-agenda council.

Why Big Lies Work Insidiously Well in American Politics

Big lies have the media advantage of gaining further coverage by being attacked as false, so they are two-fers.

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