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Everything Is Innovative When You Ignore the Past
Margaret O'Mara, history professor, discusses how the tech industry often fails to look backward in history.
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Life in Seattle, America’s Coronavirus Capital
Margaret O'Mara, history professor, writes about what life is like in Seattle, epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the US.
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There’s a complex history of skin lighteners in Africa and beyond
History Professor Lynn Thomas discusses the racist history of skin lightening products, many of which contain dangerous mercury.
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Meet the mystery woman who co-founded Krusteaz in Seattle … and whose story has been lost to history
Chair of the Department of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, Shirley Yee, discusses the erasure of the Seattle woman who co-founded Krusteaz.
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Kickstarter union seen as a breakthrough for tech activists
Margaret O'Mara, history professor, discusses impacts of the unionization of crowd-funding company Kickstarter, one of the first large tech companies to unionize.
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Jeff Bezos Commits $10 Billion to Address Climate Change
History Professor Margaret O'Mara weighs in on the cause and impact of Jeff Bezos' recent commitment of $10 billion to fight climate change.
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These Amazon workers love Sanders even if he trash-talks their company
History Professor Margaret O'Mara explains why so many Amazon workers support Bernie Sanders over other candidates, even though he criticizes their employer.
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Democrats Face Off in New Hampshire in the First of 3 February Presidential Primary Debates. Here's What to Know
History Professor Margaret O'Mara weighs in on the upcoming February democratic debates.
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Faculty Friday: Patricia Ebrey
Professor of history Patricia Ebrey is featured in this edition of "Faculty Friday."
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A West Coast union faces bankruptcy. Here’s why unions nationwide are unnerved
History Professor James Gregory weighs in on the possible bankruptcy of a prominent West Coast union.
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The Duwamish people were here first. Should Seattleites pay them rent?
Joshua Reid, history professor, discusses the "Real Rent Duwamish" project and the U.S.'s history of breaking treaties with Indigenous people.
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Amazon employees launch mass defiance of company communications policy in support of colleagues
History Professor Margaret O'Mara weighs in on Amazon employees' decision to call out Amazon for its climate policy.
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Seattle’s hidden housing crisis: Middle-class workers forced out of the city
Margaret O'Mara, history professor, weighs in on why Seattle's middle class is struggling to find housing.
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Developer demolishing Keiro gives short shrift to area’s history
James Gregory, history professor, discusses the importance of sensitivity towards a place's racial history.
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Studying Seattle’s Roaring ’20s history might help us get through this next decade
History Professor James Gregory discusses how looking back at Seattle's 1920s may help us in the 2020s.