Seattle

'Unlawful Abuse of Power': NYC, Seattle, and Portland, Oregon Sue DOJ Over 'Anarchist' Designation

Progressives Hit Back After DOJ Designates New York, Seattle, and Portland, Oregon 'Anarchist Jurisdictions'

Brett Wilkins, staff writer

"This is not just unlawful but it's also a prime example of this president's failed leadership and desperation," Rep. Pramila Jayapal said of the DOJ designations.

'Unacceptable, Un-American, and Unconstitutional': Six Mayors Demand Congress Block Federal Agents From US Cities

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

"This provocation is resulting in direct physical harm to our communities and...

'Disturbing—and Dangerous': Journalists Denounce Judge's Order for Outlets to Turn Over Protest Footage to Seattle Police

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

"This turns journalists into an arm of the government. We are not here to do...

'Historic Victory for Working People': Seattle City Council Passes Progressive Tax on Big Business to Fund Relief

After Weeks of Allowing 'Autonomous Zone,' Seattle Police Clear CHOP Amid Violence, Growing Complaints

Movement to Remove Police From Schools Gains Momentum as Seattle and Oakland Boards Sever Ties With Departments

'Stay in the Streets': Black Lives Matter Movement in Seattle Occupies Six Block 'Autonomous Zone' and Floods City Hall

'Google the Geneva Conventions,' Kshama Sawant Tells Seattle Mayor After Police Use Tear Gas on Protesters Despite Ban

'Awesome, Brilliant, Necessary': Seattle Bans Foreign-Influenced Corporations From Spending in Local Elections

Progressives Declare Victories in San Francisco District Attorney and Seattle City Council Races

Amazon's Major Money Dump in Seattle's City Council Election Seen as 'Dangerous and Ominous Development'

'Young People Are Correct to Be Outraged': Seattle City Council Urges Public Schools to Let Kids Climate Strike

After Pressuring Seattle to Forgo Corporate Tax to Fund Affordable Housing, Bezos Commits Fraction of $163B Fortune to Help Homeless

'Shameless Capitulation to Amazon': Seattle Lawmakers Repeal Tax Aimed at Tackling Homelessness

In Major Win Over 'Corporate Bullying,' Seattle Approves Tax on Amazon to Combat Homelessness

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Fat Cats Against A Living Wage, Except, Cautiously, In Seattle

Is there anything more enraging than the ugly spectacle of Senate millionaires and lobbyists - a broad coalition "from the rich to the very rich to the super-rich" - ganging up to defeat a minimum wage raise supported by the majority of the American people, aka the people they ostensibly represent? Seattle helped ease the pain a bit with a phased-in deal to raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour over a few years, proving MLK was right again about that arc of the moral universe.