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

Protesters cycle around the block as they participate in a "car caravan" protest at the Amazon Spheres to demand the Seattle City Council tax the city's largest businesses in Seattle on May 1, 2020.

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

Julia Conley, staff writer

As the city's police chief said, "Enough is enough," one organizer lamented that "it didn't end how it started and that's the tragedy of the situation."

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

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

"We cannot have a pacified movement."

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Citing Pandemic, UN Human Rights Expert Urges US to Release Migrants 'Held for Processing'

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

A sign that reads "shut it down" is pictured at the Northwest Detention Center as during a protest at the Tacoma, Washington facility on Feb. 26, 2017.

"Alternatives to widespread immigration detention in the U.S. would also ensure...

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President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing of the White House Coronavirus Task Force on April 13, 2020.

Critics Debunk Trump's Wild Assertion He Has 'Total' Authority on Reopening Economy

Applauding Release of Prisoners in Ohio Due to Coronavirus Threat, ACLU Calls on Officials Nationwide to Do the Same

In 20 States in a Row, Majority of Democratic Primary Voters Support Medicare for All Over Private Insurance

US President Donald Trump takes questions during a press conference on the COVID-19, coronavirus, outbreak at the White House in Washington, DC on February 29, 2020. - The number of novel coronavirus cases in the world rose to 85,919, including 2,941 deaths, across 61 countries and territories by 1700 GMT on Saturday, according to a report gathered by AFP from official sources. (Photo: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)

First US Coronavirus Death Near Canada, But Trump Confirms Closing Mexico Border Under Consideration

'Sad Day in Our State,' Says Gov. Jay Inslee as First US Coronavirus Death Confirmed in Washington

An activist holds a prop portraying incarcerated immigrants at a February 14, 2020 vigil outside the ICE building in San Francisco.

Because #NeverAgainIsNow, Japanese Americans, Allies Stage Rally Demanding Closure of Immigration Prison

According to Food & Water Action's Public Water For All campaign director Mary Grant, SB 6278 in Washignton state "is breaking new ground and should be seen as a model for the country."

To Safeguard 'Public Welfare and the Public Interest,' Groundbreaking Measure in Washington State Would Ban Bottled Water Production

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'Scale of This Failure Has No Precedent': Hot Ocean 'Blob' Killed One Million Seabirds

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

Intercity Transit Bus 902 on Route 12 to downtown Olympia.

Move by Olympia, Washington to Create 'Zero Fare' Public Transit Called a 'Beautiful Thing'

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

After Climate-Focused 2020 Bid, Inslee Faces Indigenous Campaigners' Demand to End All Fossil Fuel Projects in Washington

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Food & Water Watch

Washington State Committee Fails to Protect Public Water from Bottled Water Extraction

Food & Water Watch

Washington Bottled Water Extraction Ban Testimony Proves It Will Protect Local Communities and Local Jobs

Food & Water Watch

Washington State Senate Passes Ban on Bottled Water Extraction

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)

Oil Companies Spent Record Amounts to Successfully Block WA Carbon Fee

Amnesty International - USA

Washington Becomes the 20th State to Abolish the Death Penalty

Greenpeace

Greenpeace Calls on other Pacific Coast Elected Officials to Follow Inslee’s Example

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Frances Moore Lappé

Climate Justice Arising—Hidden Hope in Dark Times

David Gutman

Seattle in the Age of Coronavirus: Not Quite Empty, but Eerie

Jesse Hagopian

Why as a Black High School Teacher I'm Endorsing Bernie Sanders

Heather Price

From Scientist to Activist

Ellen Brown

The Public Banking Revolution Is Upon Us

Verner Wilson III

I Went Dungeness Crabbing in Washington. Here's Why I'm Concerned About Increased Shipping From Trans Mountain Pipeline

Andy Rowell

BP’s Blatant Climate Hypocrisy on Show As it “Buys” Vote to Defeat Carbon Tax

Gabe Mandell

No Giving Thanks On Carbon Emissions: ‘Business as Usual’ Strategy Literally Doesn’t Cut It

Naomi Klein

The Carbon Tax on the Ballot in Washington State Is Not the Right Way to Deal With Global Warming

Ellicott Dandy

Why A “Revenue-Neutral” Carbon Tax Could Hurt – Not Help – the Planet