The tides are turning on the U.S.’s favorite genocidal ally! Almost half of House Democrats voted “yes” on an amendment to cut off aid to Israel Wednesday afternoon. While the amendment ultimately failed, this roll call represents a seismic, and frankly overdue, shift for the Democratic party. However, despite our state’s progressive reputation, Democrats from Washington are still lagging behind. Five of Washington State’s eight Democrat lawmakers in the House voted against

Last month, Seattle University tripped and fell under the international spotlight when a video of Provost Shane Martin snatching a Palestinian flag from a student as she crossed the stage at graduation went viral. The altercation caught traction after criminal justice professor Carmen Rivera posted a clip from Seattle U’s livestream on Instagram, garnering more than 2 million views on her page alone. Just two weeks after she made that post, Seattle U told Rivera to pack up he

Mayor Katie Wilson, Seattle’s first renter mayor in recent memory, just announced legislation to combat the pesky “junk” fees landlords tack onto Seattle tenants’ already exorbitant rents. After seven months of testing the patience of her progressive base, this is exactly the kind of legislation supporters turned skeptics have been waiting for since she first inspired them during her insurgent campaign last year. But before lefties lift Wilson onto their shoulders and chant h