Indigenous Affairs Yakama Nation’s new public safety campus gives justice room to grow The tribal court system, which had occupied a cluster of trailers since the ’50s, plans to add services like a mental health or a veterans court. by Nika Bartoo-Smith Underscore News and ICT / January 9, 2024
Tech How to kill Puget Sound jobs A container ship in Prince Rupert, British Columbia. The port there is viewed as a growing competitor to U.S. Pacific Northwest ports. by eric schinfeld / July 5, 2012
Tech The Achilles heel of Washington trade is under the knife A kaleidoscope of shipping containers. by eric schinfeld / August 7, 2014
Politics U.S. and Russia: time to declare normality The Kremlin in Moscow by eric schinfeld / April 4, 2012
No time for rest on Washington's trade issues Container cargo on Seattle's waterfront by eric schinfeld / January 9, 2012
Politics Why is Congress looking at defunding one of our biggest export tools? Containers at the Port of Seattle by eric schinfeld / February 12, 2012
Tech An end to Canadian tax-dodging at our expense? Port of Seattle by eric schinfeld / September 17, 2013
Politics Washington: A laggard in prepping for an international future Eric Schinfeld by eric schinfeld / December 15, 2013
Equity Snoqualmie Tribe starts land protection sales tax at Salish Lodge The 2% tax will preserve ancestral sites such as Snoqualmie Falls, and could be a model for other Indigenous nations. by Nika Bartoo-Smith Underscore/ICT / July 17, 2023
News The Washington mental health lifeline made for and by Native people The Native and Strong Lifeline provides connection and culturally specific care to callers in crisis. by Nika Bartoo-Smith Indian Country Today and Underscore News / June 19, 2023