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
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
Opinion Jayapal, Mosqueda: The time is now for a federal domestic workers bill of rights These workers have long been excluded from national labor laws and civil rights protections. That needs to change. by Pramila Jayapal & Teresa Mosqueda / September 5, 2019
Politics How Inslee can make a difference on sweatshops A new coalition of labor activists, politicians and state employees is working to make all state purchasing sweat-free. But the effort needs a push from incoming governor Jay Inslee. by Pramila Jayapal / May 6, 2013
Courage? Embrace your inner scaredy-cat Don't be put off by those bigger, braver, souls out there. by Pramila Jayapal / June 26, 2013
Tech Why housing costs should scare tech workers too A Google bus protest in San Francisco. by Ethan Phelps-Goodman / May 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
Politics Kshama Sawant & Seattle’s corporate inequality pushback As of Tuesday, Kshama Sawant was beating incumbent Richard Conlin by 41 votes. by Pramila Jayapal / November 17, 2013
Culture 6 ways to help immigrants and the entire state Supporters of immigration reform rallied in Seattle on Nov. 8. by Pramila Jayapal / January 13, 2013
Equity Why Washington can't wait for immigrant integration An August Dream Act rally in Washington state. by Pramila Jayapal / January 6, 2013