Politics Strippers say Washington state is terrible for dancing. They want a 'bill of rights' to fix that Washington’s ban on alcohol in strip clubs made it difficult to attract customers. That meant dancers paid higher “house fees” or “rent” to use the stage. Monica Nickelsburg
Parents of slain Gaza activist Rachel Corrie carry her message forward 20 years after her death In the 20 years since their daughter, Rachel, was crushed to death by an Israeli bulldozer while protesting the demolition of a Palestinian home in the Gaza Strip, Craig and Cindy Corrie have devoted their lives to her cause. Stephen Howie John O'Brien Angela King
Environment How Luma, an ancient cedar, has transfixed Seattle Seattle is a young racehorse of a city, a mere babe at 172 years old, who propelled herself through the jet age and now a tech boom, amassing wealth and dreamers and high rises and artisanal bakeries that sell $11 loaves and no one bats an eye. Isolde Raftery
Business Hundreds of Amazon employees walk out over company's carbon footprint, in-person work policy Nearly 2,000 Amazon employees pledged to join a one-hour walkout Wednesday to protest the company’s environmental impact and workplace policies. About 915 of them are based in Seattle, according to organizers of the demonstration. Monica Nickelsburg
World Climate activists are fuming as Germany turns to coal to replace Russian gas Germany is firing up coal plants and importing liquefied natural gas to shore up energy supplies. Activists are carrying out increasingly disruptive protests, gluing themselves to roads and runways. Esme Nicholson
Crime 'We've got to do it together.' Skyway residents unite against gun violence In a grocery store parking lot in Skyway today, dozens linked arms to show unity and in one voice chanted, “I am my brother’s keeper, I am my sister’s keeper.” Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Education These students protested racism and sexual violence. They say school officials responded with retaliation In January, students at Olympia's River Ridge High School came together for a week-long protest. The high school’s Black Student Union, joined by allies, called for district administrators to address racial and sexual violence on campus. Now, the Black Student Union is considering filing a class action lawsuit against North Thurston Public Schools for alleged retaliation by school officials. Brandi Fullwood Libby Denkmann
Politics New book narrates lessons for organizing across borders and generations ‘Contemporary Asian American Activism: Building Movements for Liberation’ Kendra Hanna
