Washington State

Washington State victories: Tax the rich, curb emissions, stop gun violence

June 4, 2021 By Tim Wheeler

Grassroots mobilization won the kind of victories not seen in decades in Olympia.

Native Americans help residents of a Washington State county get COVID vaccinations

April 9, 2021 By Tim Wheeler

S’Klallam tribe puts county in lead vs. COVID19 as local mayor refuses to recognize their contribution.

Smoke shelters in Seattle for ‘new normal’ summer fires

June 20, 2019 By Tom James

The move is in response to several years marked by thick smoke hanging over the city from summer wildfires, which officials and scientists have unequivocally connected to the slow-motion of the effects of climate change.

What was the life of this guest worker worth?

August 17, 2018 By David Bacon

While Washington state agencies reduce farmworker pay and find employers faultless for a death in the fields, Trump and congressional Republicans back proposals to turn farmworking into permanent indentured servitude.