Plant Rant

Seattle Deserves Better Vegan Restaurants

Flavor is not an animal product.

09/27/2024 By Naomi Tomky

SLACKING OFF

We Desperately Wish These Seattle Institutions Had Merch

Give me a tee!

05/02/2022 By Seattle Met Staff

Guest Opinion

City Council Member Says Seattle Needs to Play Offense in Trump Era Too

Bring on 2017 says Seattle City Council member Lisa Herbold.

12/29/2016 By Lisa Herbold

Morning Opinion

7 Tips for Highly Effective Advocates

An outline for making change happen.

12/16/2016 By Gordon Padelford

Morning Opinion

Cities' Rights

There's nothing hypocritical about fighting for civil rights.

11/30/2016 By Josh Feit

Afternoon Editorial

Paying to Regulate Local Labor Standards with a Fee on Businesses

Council proposal has been incorrectly characterized as a tax.

11/22/2016 By Jennifer L. Robbins

Opinion

An Apology to Hillary Clinton

The finger pointing should start at home.

11/11/2016 By Jason Bennett

Morning Opinion

It's Pretty Rich to be Accused of Living in a Bubble by Voters Who Just Endorsed Building a Wall

The central feature of Trump's campaign was exclusion, the central feature of cities is inclusion.

11/11/2016 By Josh Feit

Opinion

It's Hard to Make the Case that Clinton Voters Are Living in a Bubble, and Other Reactions to the 2016 Election

Election winners and losers.

11/10/2016 By Josh Feit

Election 2016

A Deplorable Night

Local results offer hope in a disturbing national election.

11/09/2016 By Josh Feit

Opinion

Vote for a Regional Upgrade. Vote for ST3.

ST3 isn't merely about connecting communities, it's about creating them.

11/04/2016 By Josh Feit

Afternoon Opinion

Dog Whistle Politics: Yes, It Can Happen in the Most Progressive Districts

Explaining why Walkinshaw's ads were troubling.

11/02/2016 By Sudha Nandagopal

Friday Editorial

With Trump Comparison, Jayapal Ad Has Turned My Face into a Weapon Against My Own Family

Latina Walkinshaw supporter says Jayapal ad sets up painful false equivalence.

10/28/2016 By Elisa Chavez

Opinion

White Guys Sit Back as Candidates of Color Go At It

Walkinshaw ad ignites tense back and forth.

10/26/2016 By Josh Feit

Opinion

Stay Put, Young Hipster

Progressives shouldn't flock to the Midwest, nor should they bail on it.

10/24/2016 By Josh Feit

Friday Editorial

Mayor Murray Needs to Stop Triangulating on Homelessness

As Murray holds finger in the wind, council holds substantive discussions on encampments.

09/23/2016 By Josh Feit

Afternoon Editorial

Just How Silly Has Seattle's Lefty Rhetoric Become?

Public testimony at yesterday's council hearing was out of sync with reality.

08/03/2016 By Josh Feit

Guest Opinion

A Tangible Solution to the Housing Affordability Crisis

Downtown Seattle Association director makes case for housing levy measure.

07/29/2016 By Jon Scholes

Guest Opinion

Don't Pause, Double Down on Seattle's Transportation Progress

As a national model of smart transit policy, Seattle needs to embrace its success.

06/28/2016 By Jon Orcutt

Guest Opinion

It's Time for Republicans to Get Voting Rights Right

A Democratic response to an undemocratic voting system.

04/08/2016 By Pramila Jayapal and Tina Podlodowski