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Civics and Culture

Washington Hall was filled to the brim with Sawant supporters. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

Tax Amazon and Fund Social Housing, Sawant Urges at Inaugural Rally

Washington Hall has packed on Monday for Councilmember Kshama Sawant's swearing in and rally to tax big business to fund social housing. Hundreds looked...

Midweek Video: Seesaws In The Middle Of NYC’s Broadway

https://vimeo.com/384352456 Streetfilms shows Manhattan’s Broadway continues to evolve as a people place. It now features people riding seesaws in the middle of the street instead...
Puget Sound Energy bought a 270 kWh fracked gas power plant in Ferndale in 2012. A nearby refinery had this flaring event in September which was blamed on a power outage. (Photo courtesy of Robin Woelz)

PSE’s $1 Million Ad Buy Hopes to Spread Fracked Gas Lies

Our local fossil fuel-hooked utility is planning on spending $1 million in 2020 telling us that fracked gas is good for the climate. Don’t...

Sunday Video: Is It Wrong To Fly?

https://youtu.be/88Cd5H3kmXQ In this video, Joss Fong and her colleagues at Vox ask the question, “Is it wrong to fly?” They examine the impacts of air...

Midweek Video: Why Are There So Few City-States?

https://youtu.be/qkdUz1zoZUY Dave Amos of City Beautiful takes on the topic of city-states. He explores why they were more common in the past, how they thrive...

Sunday Video: Why Don’t We Have Electric Planes Yet?

https://youtu.be/49yDycP3Pgc Aviation is one of the fastest growing sectors of greenhouse gas emissions. But so far, there are no commercially operated electric planes that could...

Holiday Video: Why Britain Is The Center Of The World

https://youtu.be/g52A2CPEi4A When it comes to both time and geographic coordinates, Britain is the benchmark from which both systems are set and their relationship has to...

Sunday Video: Who Pays The Lowest Taxes In The US?

https://youtu.be/kXCGbAv8YPw America may have an income tax, but the national tax structure is not remotely progressive and is weighted mostly against the poor and working...