Organizer, activist and community leader KL Shannon left a long legacy of fighting for social and racial justice in the Seattle area, writes Naomi Ishisaka.
In this time of overlapping crises, progressive movements must take a different approach if they want to create lasting social change, columnist Naomi Ishisaka writes.
As the cyclospora outbreak wreaks havoc across the country, federal funding cuts have weakened the public health system, columnist Naomi Ishisaka writes.
Until recently, too little was known about perimenopause and menopause, and generations of women suffered, Naomi Ishisaka writes. But that’s starting to change.
When Facebook accounts are hacked, users are left with little recourse, columnist Naomi Ishisaka discovered. But some people are trying to change that.
Candidates always say they will prioritize everyone when they’re running for office. But too often, marginalized groups are sidelined once the race is over.
People of Iranian descent in the Seattle area do not speak with one voice about the war in Iran. But their voices should be at the forefront, even when they disagree, Naomi Ishisaka writes.
The Washington state legislature failed to pass a bill that would have cleared the way for public grocery stores. The idea is still worth pursuing, writes Naomi Ishisaka.
Small, family-owned restaurants, for example, have had to weather the impacts of the pandemic only to see higher labor costs and now increases in food prices.
