Years of unrest at a Tacoma detention facility finally forced state and local officials to take action.
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Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Nature Is Screaming to Prioritize Climate
Events in South Florida and the Pacific Northwest demonstrate that the climate crisis is on our shores right now.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Biden Administration ICE Contracts Encourage Forced Labor
A contract signed in April with the detention facility in Port Isabel, Texas, continues $1-a-day wages for those detained.
Posted inWorking in America
Is the Abandonment of Guest Worker COVID Protections a Taste of Things to Come?
The Farm Workforce Modernization Act would likely lead to enormous increases in the number of workers brought to the U.S. by growers.
Posted inTransportation
⏩ Public Transportation in Crisis: A Live Panel Event
Deputy editor Gabrielle Gurley moderates a panel event featuring top public-transportation leaders from across the country.
Posted inPolitics
The Movement, the Party, and the President
The Republicans are cracking up. Can Democratic unity hold? And will the Biden administration be an ally of long-term organizing?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Seattle’s Public Financing Breakthrough
The city’s innovative “democracy voucher” program, adopted to diversify campaign donors and candidates, continues to make strides.
Posted inCoronavirus
Public Transportation in Crisis
Their ridership slashed in the pandemic, urban and rural systems need funding, which Congress has refused to provide. Here’s how some systems are coping—and some aren’t.
Posted inPolitics
The Future of the Democratic Party Goes Through This District
In Washington’s Tenth, it’s Marilyn Strickland, president of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, against environmental activist Beth Doglio.
Posted inFamily Care
Washington: The Caregiving State
In the Pacific Northwest, lawmakers have acted to help defray the exorbitant costs of family caregiving. More needs to be done.