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.

Impeachment, Plan B

Granted, having Congress try (and likely fail) to impeach Trump is a high enough risk to make this option largely hypothetical, and maybe politically suicidal. So what about another...

Sawant’s ricochet problem

As the civil war among Congressional Democrats heats up and comes to define Democratic politics, the case will be made that AOC & Co. could help define the Democrats...

Hickenlooper Out? – But First An Inspirational Arts Story

It looks like the presidential campaign of former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is coming to an end. Key advisers are leaving, and the pressure grows to get Hickenlooper to...

The apartments are coming!

The Seattle City Council just passed, 8-0, zoning modifications that will make it much easier to build backyard cottages and parent-in-law units in the main house, all through the...

Dancing around Gov. Inslee

A lot of Democrats are lining up for pole positions, assuming Jay Inslee decides not to seek a third term. Here's a good Crosscut survey of the numerous wannabes,...

Debate: battlers versus bridgers

Sen. Cory Booker was the real pro in the first debate, a man born to aspire to the presidency. He put slower-tongued politicians like Jay Inslee in an awkward...

The Once And Future KING

KING-FM, Seattle's listener-supported classical music station, will be moving early next year to new digs in the new Opera Center (formerly Mercer Arts Arena, formerly hockey rink) adjacent to...

Mayor Finesse: Boston and Seattle find a groove

Boston and Seattle have a lot in common: politics that pushes to the left, booming economies, smart citizens, and two Irish pols as mayors. Maybe Boston Mayor Marty Walsh...

The Showbox Becomes A Slowbox

The city of Seattle is slow-walking the decision process on what to do with the venerable music venue, the Showbox, at First and Pike, across from the Pike Place...

From Times to Times

Ray Rivera, managing editor at the Seattle Times, has just sent around this email to the staff, lamenting the loss of ace investigative reporter Mike Baker, who has been...

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