Why Labor Day Matters
Ralph Nader offers some thoughts on why labor day should mean more than grilling nitrite-infused frankfurters in your backyard.
Between Punk & Grunge, a Narrative
The Sonics revival has brought richly deserved attention the Northwest’s garage scene that emerged from industrial towns of Tacoma and Bremerton in the early 60s. Recent years have seen an abundance of books and films chronicling the grunge movement. Between Garage & Grunge: Glitter, Glam and Proto-Punk in Seattle’s Subversive 70s examines the critical period in between.
Being Evel (dir. Daniel Junge, 2015)
The new Hollywood documentary about the infamous daredevil who dominated American culture through the 70s makes Andrew Hamlin reflect on the man and myth.
August 13, 1936: The Seattle Post-Intelligencer Strike
Seattle circa 1936 was a radical town, indeed. On this date in that year, Seattle P-I newsroom workers began a truly historic strike. Jeff Stevens tells the tense tale at the Star.
Connecting The #FeelTheBern Crowd With #BlackLivesMatter Supporters, If That’s Your Thing
José Amador spent the weekend engaging both sides off the Sanders/#BlackLivesMatter scuffle and came away with numerous observations.
Hiroshima Spring
Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Hiroshima bombings, Gary Corseri shares a poem inspired by the sights and the people of the city.
An Interview with Jaimee Garbacik, Curator of Ghosts of Seattle Past Project
Tamiko Nimura sits down for a talk with Jaimee Garbacik about her current project, an attempt to preserve memories of Seattle before, you know, everything…
“Christmas in July” in Absurdityville, USA
Gary Corseri removes the mistletoe from Christmas in July celebrations.
A Pharma Payment A Day Keeps Docs’ Finances Okay
Massive amounts of money trade hands in “dollars for doctors” payolas across the country. Charles Ornstein and Ryann Grochowski Jones report.
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