Eric Ortiz / TruthdigNov 12, 2016
The president-elect expressed an appreciation for dissent and called for unity in an early morning Twitter message on Friday. But don't expect the protests to stop or protesters to be silenced. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
BLANKNov 11, 2016
Sawant, who is in her second term on Seattle's City Council, and Truthdig's editor in chief discuss her political achievements and challenges. Audio and transcript. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 11, 2016
In a letter to employees on Monday, CEO Howard Schultz said the coffee chain will increase base pay for U.S. employees and managers at company-operated stores by at least 5 percent starting Oct. 3. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigMay 17, 2016
All of the women on Seattle's City Council, including socialist Kshama Sawant, came under attack after voting against vacating part of a waterfront street to build a sports stadium that would have cost city-dwellers maritime jobs as well as a huge chunk of tax money. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigMay 2, 2016
Seattle’s socialist City Council member, Kshama Sawant, has called on Bernie Sanders to break with the Democratic Party and run as an independent. If he refuses, she says, his supporters must build a third party without him. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
By Ron CharlesJan 15, 2016
The new year in books explodes with a fantastic debut novel set amid the melee of the 1999 World Trade Organization (WTO) protests in Seattle. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 14, 2016
The Seattle city councilwoman expressed optimism for the future based “not on big corporations or the prosperity of Wall Street and its billionaires” but on “the immense potential power of American workers.” Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 2, 2016
“In 2013, many people voted for me in spite of the fact I was a socialist,” the Seattle city councilwoman writes in The Guardian. “In this year’s election [2015], many more people voted consciously for socialist politics.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
BLANKNov 22, 2015
The socialist's achievements in office, including a minimum-wage hike to $15, and re-election this month are exposing as a sham the idea that the welfare of workers, especially the unskilled, is incompatible with a prosperous economy. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 21, 2015
Providence Mount Saint Vincent retirement home in Seattle brings together the very young and the very old in an effort to stave off loneliness and help children grow into healthy, caring people. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigSep 19, 2015
An audit of land records commissioned by the Seattle City Council and leaked to local activists found that many mortgages held within the city are void, which means foreclosures based on them are illegal and unenforceable. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 16, 2015
Schools were closed in Seattle on Wednesday as the city’s first teachers strike in 30 years entered its fifth day. Last week, teachers represented by the Seattle Education Association unanimously voted to strike in demand of fewer standardized tests for students, more time to prepare for classes and better pay. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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