Opinion

Opinion

A Seattle refugee-turned-CEO explains why Trump's immigration policy hurts the economy

My parents fled Vietnam for the U.S. and achieved the American dream. Trump's decision to significantly limit the flow of refugees could hurt people like my family.

Ashli Blow • Sep 30, 2019

Opinion

Yes, there were black slaves in the Pacific Northwest. Historians are making our region confront it

An Oregon author is exploring little-known chapters of the region's ugly, racist roots.

Knute Berger • Sep 30, 2019

Opinion

Seattle's homelessness emergency, in one photo

Talk of the city's many crises obscures the overarching problem — a crisis of inequality.

Rubén Casas • Sep 27, 2019

Opinion

What seems like an intractable crisis doesn't have to be. Here are ways to solve homelessness

Paying a living wage, hiring responsibly and three other ideas to fix Seattle's biggest problem.

Lola E. Peters • Sep 26, 2019

Opinion

Seattle is addicted to bad narratives about homelessness

At the root of the crisis is not substance abuse, but a broken economy.

Lola E. Peters • Sep 26, 2019