by Cliff Cawthon
After Tuesday’s primary it’s time South Seattle wake up to the fact that our community has a lot to lose or gain depending on who gets elected. Continue reading Commentary: #Stay Woke, or We’re Doomed This Election Season
Category Archives: Commentary
Minimum Wage Data Finds ‘The Sky is Not Falling’
by Hanna Brooks Olsen
(This article was originally published on Seattlish and has been reprinted with permission)
Or at least, that was how Councilmember Tim Burgess characterized Seattle’s economy following a presentation from the interdisciplinary team at the UW who are focusing on the public health and economic impact of the (eventual) $15 minimum wage in Seattle.
Continue reading Minimum Wage Data Finds ‘The Sky is Not Falling’
Commentary: One Bad Tweet
by Brett Hamil
Everyone should take a look at the corporate media soft-focus profiles they’re doing about ousted Seattle Police Officers Guild president Ron Smith. This is how they always do it: Helping cover up blatant systemic racist violence and minimizing the SPD’s shitty leadership by blaming it all on “one bad tweet.” Continue reading Commentary: One Bad Tweet
Brett Hamil: Seattle’s New Police Bunker (Sneak Peek!)
Seattle’s looking to build a $160 million three-story police station that would be among the most expensive in the country. Comedian Brett Hamil takes you behind the scenes for a sneak peek into what absolutely necessary amenities those dollars might buy.
Continue reading Brett Hamil: Seattle’s New Police Bunker (Sneak Peek!)
Commentary: The Plan to “Clean Up” The Jungle is Predictably Crappy
by Hanna Brooks Olsen
(This was originally published on Seattlish and has been reprinted with permission)
What do you do with 300 or more individuals humans who have been living in one area, but you want them to live somewhere else? If you’re the State of Washington and the City of Seattle, you decide to tell them to move along in just two weeks, but you don’t actually expand your service offerings to do so. Continue reading Commentary: The Plan to “Clean Up” The Jungle is Predictably Crappy
A Dollar Tree Grows in Rainier Beach
by Kris Kendall
It’s just past 8 on a Wednesday night, May 11, and at the newly opened Dollar Tree location in Rainier Beach, business is brisk.
The store, located at 9000 Rainier Ave S., takes up about a third of the space that once housed Saar’s Marketplace. Next door, the remaining shell of Saar’s boasts boarded-up windows and a massive “For Lease” sign. The Rite-Aid in the corner of this business complex continues to buzz with customers. Continue reading A Dollar Tree Grows in Rainier Beach
More Than May Day
by Nikkita Oliver
May Day, also known as International Workers’ Day, is celebrated on May 1st in countries across the globe. Established by members of the The Second International, a socialist party, May Day both honors the struggles of workers and memorializes the Haymarket Massacre of 1886. The Haymarket Massacre was a peaceful worker-led workers-rights demonstration turned violent by police; which seems to be the status quo Seattle Police Department is hell-bent on continuing to preserve. Continue reading More Than May Day
Brett Hamil: Seattle’s Newest Superheroes
Who are among Seattle’s new breed of “superheroes”? Brett Hamil, investigative comedian, digs deep to find out in this new video. Continue reading Brett Hamil: Seattle’s Newest Superheroes
Brett Hamil: New Seattle Councilmembers – Don’t Be “The One”
In his latest video, Brett Hamil offers some constructive advice for those recently elected to the Seattle City Council.
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“Macklemore, White Privilege 2, White Allies, and Black Liberation”
by Amir Islam
Ours is the story of two young men who grew up just miles apart similar in many ways, but with different paths. I have known Ben Haggerty a.k.a. Macklemore since our childhood days. We grew up together, and although not the best of friends we shared childhood memories, busted raps together, ran in some of the same circles, and later on in life we would keep up with each other, even crossing paths on our road to recovery from drug addiction. Continue reading “Macklemore, White Privilege 2, White Allies, and Black Liberation”