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Casteism is commonly seen as a form of discrimination limited to South Asia. However, diaspora communities in Canada are also grappling with issues of caste.
Washington isn’t a state that typically comes to mind in discussions about student-led protests from the Civil Rights Movement. A Black history professor seeks to change that with a new book.
Despite growing public criticism over how much counties, cities and towns spend on policing, many are increasing officer pay.
The Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone in Seattle, set up by Black Lives Matter protesters, has some strong similarities with the 1871 Paris Commune.
Turning food scraps and yard trimmings into compost improves soil, making it easier for people to grow their own food. City composting programs spread those benefits more widely.
An emergency and critical care physician gives a dispatch from the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.
Many cities have no standard method for counting the number of people who live in their cars. This means that their issues are often overlooked in policies designed to help the homeless.
The number of Airbnb properties has exploded since its founding in 2008. A hospitality management expert looked at how this has hurt hotels.
Immersion in the development strategy and digestive system of Amazon, the online ogre that prioritises growth at all costs.
The 737 Max is the best-selling airliner ever. But two have crashed in five months, killing 346, damaging Boeing’s future and raising questions about the increasing sophistication of cockpit technology.
On Feb. 6, 1919, half of Seattle’s workforce went on strike over a demand for higher wages. A labor historian explains why it matters 100 years later.
Research shows that access to urban green space makes people and neighborhoods healthier. But parks can’t work their magic if their design ignores the needs of nearby communities.
We conducted interviews with over 60 residents of a tent city. Their voices challenge common misconceptions.
Seattle City Council tried raising taxes to help the homeless, and now it faces a political firestorm. There are better ways to fight the good fight.
Minimum wages increases in jurisdictions across North America could have a big impact on the restaurant industry. Here’s how restaurants are trying to adapt.
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Professor in Human Geography, Royal Holloway University of London
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Professeur d’économie, Mines Paris - PSL
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Assistant Professor of History, University of Oregon
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Professor, Food Economics, University of Guelph
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Associate Professor, Department of History, University of British Columbia
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W.E.B. Du Bois Fellow, Harvard University | DPhil Student, University of Oxford, Harvard University
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Professor of Sociology, Seattle Pacific University
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Lecturer in Housing Studies, University of Stirling
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Professor of Sociology, Seattle Pacific University
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Professor, Landscape Architecture, History, and Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington
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Distinguished Professor, Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, & Interim Head, Department of Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Business Professor, Neoma Business School
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Ph.D. in Anthropology, University of Washington
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Assistant Professor of Hospitality Management, Florida State University
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Assistant Professor of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Maine
