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  1. ‘The Underground Railroad’: A horrific journey to the bottom of our soul

    BOOK REVIEW | Colson Whitehead’s novel is a fable of life in hell "The Underground Railroad is bigger than its operators —  it’s all of you, too. The small spurs, the big trunk lines.” Then Colson Whitehead was a child, he thought the Underground Rai ...

    5 Jan 2017 - Elliott Bronstein

  2. Looking through the injustice to find a clearer picture of racism

    BOOK REVIEW | ‘Nobody: Casualties of America’s War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond’ by Marc Lamont Hill When you hear about one more killing by police, read one more statistic about racial disparities in arrests and mass incarceration ...

    27 Dec 2016 - Mike Wold

  3. The mid-20th-century rise of a secret government

    BOOK REVIEW | 'The Devil’s Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America’s Secret Government,' by David Talbot In 1947, President Harry Truman signed the National Security Act, creating the National Security Council and the CIA. Thu ...

    20 Dec 2016 - Joe Martin

  4. ‘The Making of Donald Trump’: How did we get here?

    BOOK REVIEW | Judges and government agencies that looked the other way played an important role in the rise of our next president, author David Cay Johnston explains   There’s something in “The Making of Donald Trump” for everyone.  For Christians, one of ...

    23 Nov 2016 - Megan Wildhood

  5. How the billionaire boys club bought our democracy

    BOOK REVIEW | 'Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right' by Jane Mayer If you care about the poor, the environment, fair taxes, workers’ rights, consumer protection and safety regulations, you’re li ...

    15 Nov 2016 - Megan Wildhood

  6. ‘Exoneree Diaries’: Released – but not free | BOOK REVIEW

    Journalist Alison Flowers follows four exonerees whose lost opportunities and struggles to rebuild their lives left them feeling trapped even after their release from prison More than 2.3 million people are being held in state and federal correctional fac ...

    13 Oct 2016 - Katherine Luck

  7. Beyond space lies another journey | BOOK REVIEW

    ‘Aurora’ by Kim Stanley Robinson Space — the final frontier? The last walk on the moon was almost 50 years ago, but there’s been little doubt in science fiction movies and novels that someday humankind will break away from our little planet and colonize o ...

    4 Oct 2016 - Mike Wold

  8. Lindy West on being fat, internet trolls and cancer

    BOOK REVIEW | In her memoir, 'Shrill,' Seattle writer calls people to task but also into dialogue If two people are sitting in broken chairs and they fall, who takes the blame? Is it the chair? Or the person?   Seattle author and former staff wr ...

    19 Sep 2016 - Aaron Burkhalter

  9. Learning to speak the truth without punishing the listener

    BOOK REVIEW | 'I’m Right and You’re an Idiot: The Toxic State of Public Discourse and How to Clean it Up' by James Hoggan with Grania Litwin Gun control. Transgender rights. Black Lives Matter. The war on terrorism. There are many hot-button iss ...

    25 Aug 2016 - Gayle Clemans

  10. Book Review: 'Invisible in Austin'

    Javier Auyero's collection of student works explores poverty in today's American At my company’s holiday party in December, a coworker from the East Coast told me of her shock at Seattle’s visible poverty. “You can’t miss it unless you don’t eve ...

    9 Aug 2016 - Megan Wildhood

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