Politics Advocacy in hard times: Lessons from the Occupy movement Despite the looming government shutdown, not much happened in Olympia over the weekend. by Lisa Arnold / April 5, 2012
Politics How pizza helped Garfield High teachers resist standardized testing Pizza's Inspirational Powers by Lisa Arnold / July 1, 2013
Tech Can mushrooms save the honeybee? Certain mushrooms produce anti-viral compounds that could protect threatened honeybees. by Sylvia Kantor / February 15, 2015
Politics Field Notes from Olympia: The power of language and the "fear grimace" Facial expressions and posture send signals about relationships and power dynamics. by David Price / February 12, 2015
Politics Field Notes from Olympia: An anthropologist in the state capital An anthropologist in the capital, studying state lawmakers in their natural habitat. by David Price / February 11, 2015
Politics Field Notes from Olympia: Moeties, closed-door caucus meetings and our open government ideal Legislative caucuses are off limits to the press and public, including anthropologists. by David Price / March 19, 2015
Politics Did port slowdowns bust our hay export boom? Hay languished in the fields this year while farmers waited for dockworkers to settle their contract dispute with West Coast port operators. by Sylvia Kantor / March 15, 2015
Tech Activists want to unionize Uber. Here are the challenges they face. by Paul Roberts / December 4, 2015
Tech Amazon, Microsoft act to prevent exodus of female staff Major firms act to improve policies, prevent exodus of female staff. by Paul Roberts / March 20, 2016