Feb. 28–March 5, 2023

Jobs, Journalism, Justice

Opinion

Our archaic immigration policies take center stage amid yet another election

By Oscar Rosales Castañeda | February 28, 2024

Notes from El Noroeste

On Feb. 15, the Pew Research Center published a report on Americans’ view of the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border. Those who were surveyed overwhelmingly fault the government for how the situation has been handled. The report is especially timely, as on Feb. 3, a convoy from Virginia converged on a Texas ranch near the border. Participants attending the event had “Trump 2024” banners at full display and proclaimed “Take Our Border Back” as a slogan in support of embattled Texas Gov. Greg Abott’s efforts to militarize Texan lands along the Rio Grande. ...

Yesterday, a tourist asked me how to get to Fremont from 3rd and Seneca — there should be a Fremont app

By Dr. Wes Browning | February 28, 2024

Adventures in Irony

Sometime in 2011, I was walking home and passed a parking lot with a cab parked in it and the driver kneeling on a rug nearby. He was facing north east, and I thought, “Really? That’s where Mecca is from here?” But I didn’t raise the issue with the driver during his prayer; I kept walking. However, another guy came after me wanting the cab and asked the driver to take him somewhere. Ha-ha. What an idiot. The driver rightfully ignored him. ...

Feature

Climate change requires sustainable growing in the Pacific Northwest

By Elle Skvarna | February 28, 2024

In the past two decades, the Pacific Northwest has experienced a detrimental shift in climate, posing challenges for local flora. Its caretakers are forced to grapple with the effects as the issue continues to escalate. ...

Undoing Seattle’s spatialized apartheid

By Guy Oron | February 28, 2024

Racial housing segregation has left deep scars on Seattle’s communities. What will it take to heal?

For much of the 20th century, the Seattle region was defined by a sprawling system of public and private housing segregation. The ripple effects of racial apartheid in Washington state and across the U.S. remain with us today in the form of massive chasms of inequality in health, wealth and quality of life. After decades of protests and reforms, what can be done to repair the harms? ...

Arts

March horoscopes

By Camille Serrano | February 28, 2024

Retrograde Readings

Welcome to Real Change’s monthly horoscopes, provided by Retrograde Readings’ founder Camille E. Serrano, an astrologist who chooses to show up in every space with intention. This is articulated in Retrograde Readings’ dedication to fostering empathy and inspiring confidence through astrology. Retrograde Readings’ mission is to provide personalized insight to spark self-revolution.

Scan the QR code to learn more, or visit yourretrograderead.wixsite.com/retrograde-readings or @retrograde_readings on Instagram. ...

Unearthing the hidden histories of Washington’s Black Power Movement

By Leinani Lucas | February 28, 2024

I vaguely remember what I learned about in my standard seventh-grade Washington state history class: the homesteading movement, the Oregon territories, a sanitized version of local tribal history and the logging industry. While I am positive there was much more in the curriculum, I do distinctly remember one looming question: Where were all the Black people? ...

Changemaking

Real Change’s vendor survey shows our impact on the community

By Henry Behrens | February 28, 2024

Real Change provides low-barrier employment opportunities to anyone who wants to join our community. Vendors take on the challenge of selling a newspaper on the streets of Seattle and surrounding areas in a time when print is considered dying, if not long dead. Every time you buy a copy of Real Change’s paper, you are telling that vendor you support their efforts — and local journalism. ...

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