What would it look like for Washington state to have a world class education system from childcare to higher education?  A coalition of...

Gov. Bob Ferguson really thought he did something when he sent a letter vaguely committing to defend Washington’s law preventing State...

I got active in the Seattle chapter of Democratic Socialists of America last year and was elected to be a delegate for the 2025...

Earlier this week, the 37th Legislative Democrats, a district that includes Beacon Hill, Central District, Rainier Valley, Columbia City,...

The City of Tacoma is once again pulling some trickery to thwart grassroots organizations’ efforts to make their city more livable for...

Screenshot for Sawant's livestream press conference Monday night Rep. Adam Smith and his socialist challenger Kshama Sawant had their...

The Seattle City Council’s budget committee just unanimously passed Council Member Alexis Mercedes Rinck’s Seattle Shield Initiative, a...

A new Seattle-focused PAC advocating against antisemitism, “illiberalism,” and “radical voices,” called The Kids Table (TKT) just spent...

City Council races are non-partisan, but Renton voters should be aware of City Council candidate Raman Mann’s trail of Republican...

​​ The City of Seattle doesn’t care about renters — or at least, Council Members Sara Nelson and Rob Saka didn’t care enough to show up...

President Donald Trump’s Border Czar is coming to Seattle — and he’s not coming for the Space Needle.  In a recent interview with...

Seattle City Council Member Rob Saka seemed to dismiss Nilu Jenks’ Muslim and Middle Eastern identity during a City Council meeting to...

Council Members Sara Nelson, Maritza Rivera, and Bob Kettle declined to sign Council Member Alexis Mercedes Rinck’s letter condemning...

On Monday, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), joined by 18 other U.S. lawmakers, sent a letter  to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding that...

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If 70,000 people could get out to a protest on a Saturday on Capitol Hill, why couldn’t 700 show up to a non-descript building where the most insidious and evil machinations of Trump’s police state are taking place?

We the people, in solidarity, can protect our communities from the President and the thugs he has hiding in every corner of this country. We must find ways to safely transport and house immigrants that need safe harbor, we must band together to refuse cooperation with ICE agents. Each of us must be like a pebble in the gears of fascism. 

Automatic license plate reader (ALPR) technology threatens to undermine Washington State’s status as a pro-choice sanctuary. Last month,...

Privacy advocates have raised concerns about the kiosks’ camera technology. The company running the kiosks, IKE Smart City, claims the cameras won't capture or retain photos as surveillance — it's just a quirky little selfie camera operated by a corporation who could change their privacy policy at any time. Jeez! It’s not like we live under the rule of a literal fascist hellbent on tracking down immigrants!

After Kroger and Albertson flung crumbs at grocery workers in their final bargaining session, grocery store workers at Safeway, Albertsons, QFC, and Fred Meyer are voting to authorize a strike action over the next few day. And let's just say, the bosses are crashing the fuck out. They're busting out the classic anti-union talking points and tactics, all to pressure workers to vote against withholding their labor, the most powerful weapon in the workers’ arsenal.