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WA’s crackdown on street racing misses car culture’s bigger problem
When it comes to cars, traffic congestion is a more pressing threat to our quality of life than souped-up rides on public streets.
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Deb Haaland’s cabinet job changes the game for Native communities
The Department of the Interior has often prioritized the needs of plants, animals and colonists over the Native people it oversees. That could change under its first Native leader.
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Why our public memory is key to post-pandemic recovery
Two Northwest scholars on what the history of the 1918 flu can teach us about our return to normal today.
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Who are the missing Native women and how do we find them?
A report by the Washington State Patrol documented 20 cases of missing Indigenous women in Yakima County, the most in the state. A scholar who is a Yakama tribal member reflects on the dire situation.
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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.