To live fearlessly at last

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To understand where power really lies in Seattle, follow the money

by Tim Harris | July 31st, 2019

Director's Corner | Timothy Harris, founding director

There’s a Maya Angelou saying about people that goes like this: When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. Mayor Jenny Durkan has recently revealed a lot about who she is, and it’s not a great look. The mayor’s recent attack on Tammy...
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Neighborcare joins with SEIU 1199NW to serve patients and clients

by Joe Martin | July 31st, 2019

Neighborcare Health is a community-based system of medical and dental clinics located throughout Seattle. Many individuals and families who receive Neighborcare’s aid are low-wage working people, immigrants, unemployed, homeless or disabled people who get...
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Getting your voting rights back

by Hanna Brooks Olsen | July 31st, 2019

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Several weeks ago, I was out registering voters at my local farmers market. Most everyone said they were already registered, and statistically, I believe them. With the exception of the areas around the University of Washington and the downtown core,...
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If you see a grumpy old man, report a grumpy old man

by Dr. Wes Browning | July 31st, 2019

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The most entertaining news this week is that people as far away as Australia, Alabama and, I’ll bet, Austria have been using the Seattle city government ‘Find It, Fix It’ app to report seeing tents in Seattle. In many cases, the tents are reported as being...
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Op-Ed: Transit Riders Union opens courageous space for community conversation

by Matthew Lang | July 24th, 2019

As I sat in the Seattle City Council chambers on June 12, 2018, I felt my heart pounding. The Employee Hours Tax (EHT) was going down in flames before my eyes. As the final vote to repeal the measure was cast, bedlam erupted. I watched as activists from...
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Out of chaos, activism

by Oscar Rosales Castaneda | July 24th, 2019

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We are living in a moment in time that feels surreal. Many of us who have lived with the trauma our immigrant parents and families faced and who have toiled for years to fight against the deportation, incarceration and discrimination, feel some level of...
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Let’s put this week’s Donald Trump rant on hold while I catch this taxi

by Dr. Wes Browning | July 24th, 2019

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Your regularly scheduled weekly rant against the Trump administration will be delayed while this columnist expresses his amusement at Uber’s support for congestion tolling. I love the idea of congestion tolling, for the same reason Uber should. It’s in my...
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The Middle Ground by Sam Day 724/19

by Sam Day | July 24th, 2019

Contact Sam Day at sam@samday.com View previous editorial cartoons by Sam Day. Read the full July 24 - 30 issue . © 2019 Real Change. All rights reserved.| Real Change is a non-profit organization advocating for economic, social and racial justice. Since...
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Public toilets are a necessity for the housed and unhoused

by Tim Harris | July 24th, 2019

Director's Corner | Timothy Harris, founding director

While Seattle’s City Council elections are deeply polarized around how the city should approach the crisis of unsheltered homelessness, there is one fact upon which all of us can agree: Everybody poos. It’s simple biology. We breathe. We eat. We excrete...
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To live fearlessly at last

by Rabbi Olivier BenHaim | July 17th, 2019

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In 1971, Republican President Richard Nixon declared in his State of The Union address that highest on his legislative agenda was a plan to “place a floor under the income of every family […] in America.” It called for $1,000 per month in today’s dollars...
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