Opinion As support for a business tax in King County builds, should progressives celebrate? Suddenly Amazon and other corporate backers are willing to make a concession — but only to avoid a larger one. by Katie Wilson / February 5, 2020
Opinion The anti-Bezos may be coming, but he won’t save us More than benevolent billionaires, what we really need is democracy. by Katie Wilson / January 29, 2020
Opinion Who’s afraid of rent control? The history and politics of making rent less damn high, in Seattle and beyond. by Katie Wilson / January 6, 2020
Opinion The decade progressives started fighting for themselves Seattleites of the future will remember the 2010s for the first stirrings of a new movement. by Katie Wilson / December 26, 2019
Opinion In Seattle, a tax on big business is now more possible than ever The passage of Tim Eyman's car-tab initiative underscores the need to right our upside-down tax system. Here's how to enlist Amazon in the cause. by Katie Wilson / November 12, 2019
News Finally allowed to reopen, WA employers wonder: Now what? Rehiring and paying employees are among big problems on the horizon for many businesses. by Manola Secaira / June 5, 2020
Opinion Seattle mayor’s words undermine George Floyd protests By pinning the destruction on white men, Durkan trivializes deep grievances and provides cover for police escalation. by Katie Wilson / June 3, 2020
Opinion Coronavirus shows us why WA has always needed an income tax The state Supreme Court recently declined to review Seattle’s tax-the-rich case. Here's how we got here — and where we might go next. by Katie Wilson / April 28, 2020
Opinion What Seattle mayoral candidates think about guaranteed income The candidates are competing to give us money with no strings attached. How do their ideas stack up? by Katie Wilson / May 12, 2021
Opinion In Washington politics, is it really Seattle’s state now? Right-wing and wealthy interests have long whipped up anti-Seattle sentiments and used them to their advantage. Now, they may be losing their grip. by Katie Wilson / May 5, 2021