Politics
Locals in an Obama administration
Not likely at the higher levels, despite some flattering political gestures, in large part because Washington Democratic leaders could not bring much to the table.
Ted Van Dyk
Ted Van Dyk has been active in national policy and politics since 1961, serving in the White House and State Department and as policy director of several Democratic presidential campaigns. He is auth
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Politics
Lost in the blind alley of busing
The impetus for desegregation came from commendable civil rights-era reform attempts, but school busing to achieve ethnically diverse classrooms has largely failed. Understanding desegregation's history may shed light on what we can do right in the future.
Politics
$201 million later, the Mercer Mess will still be a mess
Neither the City Council nor Mayor Greg Nickels seems to care that the Mercer Street Corridor project — realignment of the South Lake Union street grid — will do nothing to mitigate traffic between Seattle Center and Interstate 5. It will simply beautify a neighborhood virtually owned by Paul Allen.
Culture
Love the warrior but hate the war, and other weekend ruminations
Also: Whom to blame for gas prices, kudos for the schools supe, Sound Transit's latest audit, and polygamy's free pass.
Politics
Barack Obama widens the gap
A new Gallup Poll shows the Illinois senator is increasingly preferred by Democratic voters nationwide over Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York. But as we've said before, don't expect Clinton to withdraw any time soon.