Can the fair trade movement deliver guilt-free chocoholism?
When you’re selling a global product sourced in poor countries, there’s no simple path to a clear conscience.
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15 Feb
Immigration reform push is promising, but problematic, for local families
The five paragraphs President Obama devoted to the issue of immigration in his State of the Union speech Tuesday did not impress a OneAmerica watch party in Seattle.
08 Feb
Peace Corps job in Afghanistan gave Seattle architect a love for mud
When Robert Hull heard he was headed to Afghanistan his first response was “where is it?” It was 1968. Hull, who grew up in Moses Lake, had just graduated with a degree in architecture from Washington State University and was looking to see the world — as well as stay out of the Vietnam War.
01 Feb
Idle No More: Indigenous rights go global
Lane Stevens lives up a steep, potholed alleyway in a house perched above the gray expanse of Tulalip Bay. It’s a far cry from the big-city music studios he once knew. But it’s where he feels at home — where he says he can breathe freely.
25 Jan
Have a complicated identity? America’s future looks ‘A Lot Like You’
“The bibimbap, is that dolsot?” asks documentary filmmaker Eli Kimaro looking up from the menu of Wabi-Sabi in Columbia City. She’s trying to gauge the authenticity of the Korean dish in question. This version doesn’t come in the traditional heated stone pot (dolsot), but she goes for it anyway–calling the rice bowl a favorite “comfort [...]
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