Joe Copeland

Joe Copeland is a former senior editor for Crosscut. Before that, he was an editorial writer and columnist for the Seattle P-I and editorial page editor of the Everett Herald. A Fulbright researcher in Japan in 2009, he is the author of an e-book, “Peace Quest: The Survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.”​

Japanese Survivors of Hiroshima Finally Collect a Nobel Prize

On Dec. 10, a group of Hiroshima survivors will finally receive the Nobel Peace Prize. It will be a well-deserved recognition of their critical work in keeping the world from nuclear catastrophe, and a significant milestone for the estimated 114,000 remaining survivors.

Closing Seattle Schools is a Bad Idea. Better to Get Money from the State

Seattle School Board appears poised to shut the doors on a good one-fourth of all students and their families. There's a better way.

Lessons from Hiroshima and Nagasaki for Gaza and Ukraine: Cities are Targets

The bombings in Gaza, like Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, have been on the mind of survivors and other residents of both Nagasaki and Hiroshima.

What Should Joe Biden Do to Save His Reelection?

Are Democrats in the Northwest likely to try to push Biden toward more urgency about relating to young voters and everyday people? At one level, you might think they could.

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