With the Primary election over and the General still a few months off, now is a good time to catch our breath and take stock of where things stand. The national scene continues to be a circus, but even amidst the chaos, it’s easy to find good news. Again and again, Democrats have been winning races, outperforming their margins even in the deepest…
It pains me to bring you this news… Recently, US Army veteran Muhammad Zahid Chaudhry was detained during an immigration interview by ICE. He is now being held in Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma (aka the Northwest ICE Processing Center). Zahid has lived in the United States for 25 years. The last time he was seen by his family was as…
Español muy pronto… You’d be forgiven for feeling a little uneasy this past Independence Day. After all, it is a day to mark our nation’s independence from oppressive (if not royal) rule. But we must also remember that it’s a day to celebrate our freedom to democratically elect those who govern us. In what can charitably…
Haz clic aquí para español. As things appear to spiral toward a dire escalation, it’s important to remember that progress is rarely linear, that we must look back to find our way forward, and that it is on all of us to learn from yesterday’s struggles. That is how we forge better lives for those…
Haz clic aquí para español. If you’ll forgive us a sliver of dark humor in our nation’s dark hour, we’d like to interrupt your mourning of the state of American democracy to invite you to mourn two important figures in our local politics: For these men, leadership and the responsibility of public service were a calling….
Focus is a precious thing, and right now keeping it can feel like trying to do your taxes outdoors in the middle of a hurricane. Every day the national political scene throws another unexpected gust to knock us off balance, but the work of creating what change we can goes on. For our part, King…