by Sean Goode Several years ago, I sat in my South Seattle office frustrated at what I believed, at the time, was a misguided mission to stop the building of the new youth jail. It wasn’t that ...
https://southseattleemerald.com/2021/10/28/opinion-why-i-support-nikkita-oliver-for-city-council/
by Bishop Ray A. Rogers, Sr. My name is Bishop Ray A. Rogers, Sr. I was born and raised just blocks from Franklin High School. I grew up playing kickball on the John Muir playground, riding my bi...
https://southseattleemerald.com/2021/10/28/opinion-why-im-voting-for-sara-nelson/
by Marilyn Watkins One bright spot in this mostly dismal 2020 has been the launch of Washington’s Paid Family Medical Leave program (PFML). About 170,000 workers have applied for benefits this ...
by John Helmiere If you are obsessively scanning the headlines, refreshing the polls, checking your phone, or doom-scrolling through social media, then this essay is for you. With the 2020 electi...
https://southseattleemerald.com/2020/11/03/opinion-resistance-and-the-interior-revolution/
by Sean Goode When I was 16 years old, I bought a fake Rolex. I remember the evening clearly: the gas station where I was, the man who approached, and the $50 I gave him in exchange for what I th...
by COVID-19 Mutual Aid Network May Day arose as a day to celebrate the working class and our life and death struggles for liberation. We honor that legacy of resistance and solidarity today. We...
On this 45th anniversary of the twelve-year war waged in Vietnam, we’re presenting voices from those belonging to the community most impacted by the war, and who remain an integral part of our ...
On this 45th anniversary of the twelve-year war waged in Vietnam, we’re presenting voices from those belonging to the community most impacted by the war, and who remain an integral part of our ...
https://southseattleemerald.com/2020/04/30/45-years-after-the-fall-of-saigon-a-coming-of-age/
by Rich Stolz We are living in an unprecedented crisis. We know this moment calls on all of us to go all in for all of us so that we can all be safe and healthy. And we also know that COVID-19 is...
https://southseattleemerald.com/2020/04/29/opinion-the-immigration-smokescreen/
by Liz Olson and Emily Vyhnanek, Washington State Budget & Policy Center (This was originally published as a statement by the Washington State Budget & Policy Center.) Last week, Congress appro...