Opinion
Seattle police had a chance to prove abolitionists wrong. They didn’t.
The department's inability to change over the past year has shown that its problems are hardwired into policing, and reform is not working.
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Reforms aren’t enough to end ‘us vs. them’ policing in America
Confronting modern policing’s roots in medieval England and American slavery will do more to make us all safer.
Inside Cascade PBS
New columnist Clyde W. Ford on speaking up and raising eyebrows
He’s already written about racism’s intersections with gun control, the insurance industry and Amazon — and he wants to spark more conversations.
Opinion
Trial judges must reject campaign money from police in Washington
Since 2010, at least 42 state judicial campaigns accepted money from police and guilds representing them. That hurts public confidence.
Equity
A podcast about defunding the police and rethinking public safety
Six months after renewed protests against racist policing began, Seattle city leaders face an unknown future with a commitment to a downsized police force.