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Political Pulpit: What Progressives Do With Their Homeless

by Dae Shik Kim Hawkins Jr, Op-Ed Columnist There were a dozen or so Seattle North Precinct bike cops surrounding the Ravenna Woods encampment on Dec. 4th. The residents (considered homeless by the…

South Seattle Emerald

Beacon Hill Community Rallies to Denounce Esther “Little Dove” John’s Displacement

by Will Sweger In a room hastily converted from a day care center at the Jefferson Community Center, concerned Beacon Hill neighbors met Wednesday to discuss a new development forcing long-time res…

South Seattle Emerald

What did Seattle’s 51-day council member bring to the City?

On her last day in office, a look back at Kirsten Harris-Talley's 51 days and what she brought to City Hall.

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Making a Choice for Mayor and Living With It | Seattle Weekly

We have all been here before. It seems we haven’t learned our lesson. So, here we are again.

Seattle Weekly

Protesters Occupy City Hall Overnight For Budget Hearing

by Will Sweger Wednesday evening, a stream of protesters, led by a plainclothes marching band, ascended the steps to city hall. Filtering into the massive lobby of the building, the licks of Black …

South Seattle Emerald

Oliver: We need to talk about endorsements

Nikkita Oliver at Washington Hall in Seattle as she conceded defeat in the primary election for Seattle mayor. Aug. 15, 2017.

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Inspired by Seattle and turned off by Trump, the People's Party looks for a national stage

Organizers of what could become a new U.S. political party will gather in Washington, D.C., this weekend to decide whether to work within the Democratic Party for reform or launch their own progressive movement called the People’s Party, with Bernie Sanders as their preferred presidential…

Los Angeles Times

Nikkita Oliver: Let's find the will to meet progressive words with action

After their formal interviews , we asked candidates to answer less traditional questions. Scroll down to read their handwritten responses. The first...

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Outsider Nikkita Oliver vies to head the system, transform it

Seattle mayoral candidate Nikkita Oliver doesn’t just want to run the system, she wants to transform it. The 31-year-old lawyer and activist proposes ideas rooted in her life story.

The Seattle Times

Nikkita Oliver running for mayor for the underserved and unheard

SEATTLE -- Nikkita Oliver is a social reformer, educator and attorney vying to become one of the top two finalists in the Aug. 1 primary for mayor of Seattle.A 14-year resident of Seattle and renter near Discovery Park, she entered the race before Mayor

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A Conversation With Nikkita Oliver, the Seattle Mayoral Candidate Whose Activism Spawned a Movement

On August 1, the city of Seattle will hold a primary election to decide the top two candidates advancing to the city’s mayoral race in November. With nearly two dozen candidates declared, the field is rather crowded—though it was made slightly less in May, so when incumbent mayor Ed Murray announced he would not be…

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