Charles Mudede

Slog PM: Concrete Truck Drivers Say Bosses Offered Another Bad Deal, Mayor's Bus Stop Closure Is an Attack on Public Transportation, Seattle Is Ready...

Not I-5, so it must be hell on earth. Charles MudedeWho is still saying no? The concrete delivery drivers in our neck of the woods. The man has got to do more before they get behind the wheel again....

The Automat, a Documentary About How the Suburbs Killed Good Food for the People

Good food for the people... The Automat, Seattle Jewish Film FestivalUtopias are easier to find in the past than they are in the future. This, I think, is the source of The Automat's greatness. The documentary, which impressively runs...

Slog AM: Boeing Is All Sad About the Crash in China, Republican Claims Black Supreme Court Nominee Is Soft on Child Porn, Expect a...

The new busiest be here... Charles MudedeA note on the students who yesterday protested the premature termination of Washington's mask mandate: What it revealed is how the right always in the end gets what it wants. In this case,...

“Seattle Is Dying” Is the Sequel to Escape from New York

The year is 1997. And all of the inveterate criminals of America are spending life in Manhattan, which has been transformed into a gigantic maximum-security prison. This is how the US dealt with a 400 percent increase in crime....

Slog PM: Pelosi Reads Bad Bono Poem, Mayor Harrell Hesitates on 3rd Ave “Crack Down”, SIFF to Open Festival With Doc About Putin's Top...

A sort of homecoming. I'm returning to Seattle from Portland. The sun is river dancing somewhere close to Vancouver. Charles Mudede Today, Pelosi decided to kill two birds (Saint Patrick's Day and Ukraine) with one stone. That stone happened...

Will Emotional Support Robots Replace Emotional Support Animals?

Meet me, robot me, and my family from the future. Courtesy of ByDesign Festival 2022In the popular imagination, robots are seen in four key ways. One, they are eliminating human labor-power from as many jobs as possible. Two, they...

Slog AM: Idaho Does a Texas, Amazon Drops Some Cash on Affordable Housing, The Cherry Blossoms of US Want You to Admire Them

"Am I original? Am I the only one? Am I sexual?" Ultima_Gaina/gettyimages.comThis year, the University of Washington is actually "encouraging people to come to campus to view the blossoms." Why? Because it has finally realized that these trees like...

The United States Should Have a Turkey on Its Great Seal

"He is bald, not me. I got lots of feathers on my head." Courtesy of Town HallHere is something you may not know. It occupies a good three pages of Jack E. Davis's book The Bald Eagle: The Improbable...

Slog PM: Amazon Sold Whatever Remained of Its Soul to the Devil; Also, Lo-Fi Needs Help Because a Car Crashed Into It

Amazon has begun its dance with the devil that is stock buybacks... Charles MudedeNow that Seattle has nothing to lose when it comes to the incredibly shrinking Boeing in the Pacific Northwest, the city's leading paper is finally free...

Why the Left Will Continue to Lose on Homelessness

I had a few hours before a gallery opened that showcased the art of LeRon Wilson, an artist I met in Detroit in 2019. It was in LA's Arts District. I was dropped off on the corner of Alameda...

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