Opinion It’s Equal Pay Day, but women are still ‘in the red’ Equal pay for women? It's not a reality in Seattle, or the rest of Washington state. But we're trying. by Jean Godden / April 10, 2018
Equity Can science save abused, neglected kids – and money, too? New approaches in Washington State are helping kids like this former King County truant who is now aspiring to a career in engineering. by Judy Lightfoot / June 30, 2015
Equity THRIVE Washington wants to give our kids a good start in life Dr. Nadine Burke Harris is an expert on childhood trauma, which can cause health and behavioral problems later in life. by Judy Lightfoot / May 21, 2015
Equity From juvie to the streets Many young offenders are at risk of homelessness after their release from detention. by Judy Lightfoot / August 26, 2014
Equity How to keep foster youth from becoming homeless youth 'Seven,' a former foster care youth, struggled when leaving foster care until she got help with housing. by Judy Lightfoot / July 6, 2014
Equity Housing the homeless: Should mental illness trump hard work? Why Bill Hobson, a veteran provider of homeless services, advocates tying housing to vulnerability. by Judy Lightfoot / May 6, 2014
Politics City's new era: Carrying more of the social service burden The Urban Rest Stop serving the homeless operates out of an apartment building rebuilt with substantial city funding. by Jean Godden / January 6, 2014
Politics Supreme Disappointment: The creeping ease of voter discrimination Betting on the scales of justice: you win either way. by Jean Godden / June 27, 2013
Equity Seattle's women are not worth less Guest Opinion: Seattle has the worst gender pay gap of any major city in the U.S. It's time for city politicians to step up and commit to change. by Jean Godden / May 6, 2013
Equity Racial profiling on Washington’s northern border? The UW Center for Human Rights and immigrant community advocates at OneAmerica charge that Latino groups live in a climate of fear produced by racial profiling and other Border Patrol practices. by Judy Lightfoot / April 23, 2012