Politics Social workers fleeing troubled foster care system Lousy pay, a toxic workplace and excessive workloads are driving away the people who serve vulnerable kids and their families. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / December 7, 2016
Tech What Mars means to Earth NASA's rover Curiosity parachutes successfully down to the surface of Mars. by Mark Anderson / August 8, 2012
Equity Microsoft and the Smartphone Problem A Windows 8 HTC smartphone. by Mark Anderson / July 17, 2014
Tech Why housing costs should scare tech workers too A Google bus protest in San Francisco. by Ethan Phelps-Goodman / May 2, 2014
Tech Seattle's shiny economic future depends on city-owned broadband Why we need city-owned broadband to create the thriving, competitive city we all think we have coming. by Mark Anderson / April 9, 2014
Tech The future of Bitcoin in a volatile world Bitcoin illustration by Mark Anderson / January 2, 2014
Despite perceptions, housing production down in 2015, single family home construction up A red crane against a blue sky by Ethan Phelps-Goodman / December 29, 2015
Culture Will GMO salmon harm Alaska’s fishing industry? By now you may have seen November’s big biotech news: The Food and Drug Administration has approved the AquAdvantage salmon, a genetically modified Atlantic salmon that contains growth-promoting genes... by Ben Goldfarb for High Country News / December 15, 2015
Equity On the Columbia, broken promises for tribal housing Russell Tahkeal walks through the fishing camp at Cooks Landing, Washington. The federal government is legally obligated to maintain these camps. by Ben Goldfarb for High Country News / August 16, 2016
Opinion Seattle demolitions bring displacement, not enough density Single family homes are being demolished across Seattle — and often being replaced with another single family home. by Ethan Phelps-Goodman / July 18, 2016