Spain Leads the World in Organ Donation. What’s Stopping Other Countries Catching Up?
More and more people are donating organs, but demand still far exceeds supply. What can the world learn from the country that does it best? Chris Baraniuk writes.
Concert Review: Anna Friz + Afroditi Psarra, June 23, 2018, The Chapel Performance Space, Seattle, WA
Gregg Daniel Miller considers the fabric of music in the form of two musicians who work with thread-based synthesized sound.
Sunday Comics
I heard about your lessons, those lessons are so cold; I know about this school. Sunday Comics’ Lovenstein, when did you get so bold? When did you learn that filthy rule? I think of all the education that I missed…
Netlabel Day 2018
Omar Willey reminds you all to participate in Netlabel Day 2018 and download hundreds of music releases from around the world — for free.
Was a Japanese cybersecurity expert murdered by an online troll?
A Japanese cybersecurity expert engages with an online troll and winds up dead a month and a half later. Nevin Thompson reports.
Trade: It’s About Class, Not Country
Talk about tariffs and free trade isn’t a nationalist issue. It’s a class issue. Dean Baker reports.
Sunday Comics
Everybody’s here with me, we got no camera to see…Don’t think I’m all in this world, the camera won’t let me roll. The Sunday Comics don’t love our soul…The digital won’t let me go. Yeah, I’ll pay when tomorrow comes today.
Happy Independence Day, America
Happy days from all of us at The Seattle Star.
How Mitch McConnell Made Donald Trump
The president owes both his election and his long-term impact to the Senate majority leader, who not only engineered the strategy that will let Trump make two Supreme Court appointments, but also created the circumstances that facilitated his rise. Alec MacGillis writes.
Data Alone Won’t Stop Ethnic Profiling
Unjust targeting based on race or ethnic background harms minority communities and erodes trust in the police and the state. But just collecting stories won’t help. Maryam H’madoun considers what else is needed.
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