Washington State

Adobe Stock Photo by Marc Cohen, UMass Boston If you needed long-term care, could you afford it? For many Americans, especially those with a middle-class income and...

by Marc Arsell Robinson, California State University, San Bernardino When it comes to civil rights history, the focus is often on the marches, boycotts, sit-ins...

by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent President Donald Trump’s refusal to accept the results of the 2020 election and his and the...

Keri Hilson, bless her heart, gets stomped seemingly every time she releases any thought of consequence into cybersapce. This time, the “Pretty Girl Rock” and “Knock…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The legalization of recreational marijuana in two states — Colorado and Washington — and medical marijuana in more than 20 others...

Kathleen McGinty is an optimist. It comes from finding a way through situations in ways others might not—like the time her, then, boss Bill...

Dejun Jackson, who has been working at Walgreen for three years, protested this summer for higher wages in Chicago. ( Photo Courtesy: CNN Money/Fight for 15) by Eric Liu (CNN) -- In a town not far from me, a municipal ballot measure has become a national bellwether. The citizens of SeaTac, a working-class community that includes the major airport for the Seattle-Tacoma area, will vote next month on whether to establish a $15 minimum wage for hospitality and transportation workers.