Seattle — you complicated, gorgeous, coffee-scented chimera — why do we stay with you? As of the 2010 Census, 80 percent of U.S. citizens lived in urban areas. Human beings are drawn to cities for work, culture, camaraderie and hipster... John O'Brien
‘We will be heard!’ Voices from Seattle Women’s March 2.0 Tens of thousands of people participated in the second annual Seattle Women’s March. The day started with a rally of fiery speeches to warm up... John O'Brien
Carmen Maria Machado's 'The Husband Stitch' There have been so many momentous days recently. Today, for instance, women around the U.S. and the world (and their allies) are participating in the... John O'Brien
Sure, things are stressful. But how’s the Constitution? The political climate in the United States is marked by ultra-partisanship. So it’s a good time to ask, how’s the Constitution holding up? A recent... John O'Brien
Ijeoma Oluo: MLK and ‘an anger born from love’ This year will mark the 50 th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Today, the United States celebrates the birth of the great... John O'Brien
How Daniel Ellsberg learned to start worrying and hate the bomb The acronym MAD stands for mutual assured destruction. The concept has been a cornerstone of U.S. military security policy since the creation of nuclear... John O'Brien
Maria Hinojosa on due process, 'crimigration' and detention camps in the U.S. Maria Hinojosa and her team at Latino USA have been reporting on how Latinos and Hispanics experience and impact the United States since 1992. That... John O'Brien
Tom Hanks has two Best Actor Oscars, and it turns out he’s a writer, too And now for something maybe completely unexpected. Tom Hanks wrote a book. The prolific actor credits writer and filmmaker Nora Ephron with encouraging... John O'Brien
Listen to these Native poets read their work As we begin another new year in these United States of America, it’s an opportune time to listen in to the creative voices of descendants of the... John O'Brien
Khizr Khan on love, loss and the Constitution Khizr Khan is an American citizen of Pakistani descent. He is perhaps most famous for the fact that he carries a copy of the U.S. Constitution in his... John O'Brien
