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The arts need a New Deal to survive the pandemic
FDR's plan put artists on the national payroll after the Great Depression. The COVID-19 recession demands a similar investment.
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Why Crosscut is reminding readers about the 1918 flu
The last great pandemic hit the Pacific Northwest a century ago. It should inform how we think about the coronavirus.
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Public health cynics hated pandemic interventions in 1918, too
Washington’s top doctors tried to combat opponents of government regulation with arguments that resonate 100 years later.
Opinion
The mask wars of the 1918 flu pandemic
Face coverings helped flatten the curve during the Spanish flu. But as with coronavirus today, they couldn't muzzle dissent.
Opinion
Durkan, Seattle police, and the undermining of civil liberties
Subverting the law to uphold it is nothing new for Seattle’s 'troops.'