Seattle to City Employees: “Cooperate With ICE Arrests” Children & Family Politics & Society Seattle Seattle to City Employees: “Cooperate With ICE Arrests” Richard Silverstein April 28, 2025 Seattle Public Library (SPL) director, Tom Fay, issued a staff directive SPL Protocol for Immigration Enforcement Compliance... Read More Read more about Seattle to City Employees: “Cooperate With ICE Arrests”
They Killed Another Boy, I Didn’t Know His Name Politics & Society Seattle They Killed Another Boy, I Didn’t Know His Name Richard Silverstein November 8, 2022 The Seattle Times published a shorter version of this post: An anguishing wait to reunite with my... Read More Read more about They Killed Another Boy, I Didn’t Know His Name
Passover and Palestine: Our Joy Must Not Be Their Suffering Mideast Peace Seattle Passover and Palestine: Our Joy Must Not Be Their Suffering Richard Silverstein April 16, 2022 Jewish history is one of enslavement, exile, and catastrophe. It is also one of rebellion, resistance, redemption,... Read More Read more about Passover and Palestine: Our Joy Must Not Be Their Suffering
Sawant Defeats Yet Another Effort by Seattle Big Business Politics & Society Seattle Sawant Defeats Yet Another Effort by Seattle Big Business Richard Silverstein December 13, 2021 DONATE: As we enter the holidays, many of you may be donating to your favorite charities. Please... Read More Read more about Sawant Defeats Yet Another Effort by Seattle Big Business
Cellebrite, Israeli Hacking Firm That Aided Bengladeshi Death Squads, Goes Public With $2.4-Billion Valuation Military-Tech-Security Seattle Cellebrite, Israeli Hacking Firm That Aided Bengladeshi Death Squads, Goes Public With $2.4-Billion Valuation Richard Silverstein September 1, 2021 Lately, the Israeli malware firm, NSO Group, named one of the 20 worst digital predators in the... Read More Read more about Cellebrite, Israeli Hacking Firm That Aided Bengladeshi Death Squads, Goes Public With $2.4-Billion Valuation
Facebook’s Two-Faced Approach to Censorship Mideast Peace Military-Tech-Security Politics & Society Seattle Facebook’s Two-Faced Approach to Censorship Richard Silverstein June 16, 2020 Most journalists and human rights activists who write or advocate for Palestinian rights–or who criticize Israeli apartheid... Read More Read more about Facebook’s Two-Faced Approach to Censorship
Seattle Police Chief, FoxNews Continue Their Lying Ways Politics & Society Seattle Seattle Police Chief, FoxNews Continue Their Lying Ways Richard Silverstein June 13, 2020 Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best continues to feed outrageous lies to right-wing national media about the Capitol... Read More Read more about Seattle Police Chief, FoxNews Continue Their Lying Ways
Capitol Hill Attacker Charged with Assault, Police Chief Defends Violent Response to Protests, Falsely Claims Armed Protesters Extorting Payments from Local Business Politics & Society Seattle Capitol Hill Attacker Charged with Assault, Police Chief Defends Violent Response to Protests, Falsely Claims Armed Protesters Extorting Payments from Local Business Richard Silverstein June 12, 2020 King County prosecutor, Dan Satterberg, has finally filed charges against Nikolas Fernandez (see charging document), who attempted... Read More Read more about Capitol Hill Attacker Charged with Assault, Police Chief Defends Violent Response to Protests, Falsely Claims Armed Protesters Extorting Payments from Local Business
Armed Attacker, Nikolas Fernández, Rams Seattle Black Lives Matter Protest, Demonstrator Wounded Politics & Society Seattle Armed Attacker, Nikolas Fernández, Rams Seattle Black Lives Matter Protest, Demonstrator Wounded Richard Silverstein June 8, 2020 NOTE: I have two new articles published. Middle East Eye published my piece on the abject failure... Read More Read more about Armed Attacker, Nikolas Fernández, Rams Seattle Black Lives Matter Protest, Demonstrator Wounded
Amazon: Seattle’s Biggest Loser Politics & Society Seattle Amazon: Seattle’s Biggest Loser Richard Silverstein November 9, 2019 [metaslider id=”62817″] Seattle voters put Amazon on a crash diet after the company spent $1.5-million to... Read More Read more about Amazon: Seattle’s Biggest Loser
Seattle Mayor Resigns After New Sexual Abuse Victim Comes Forward Military-Tech-Security Politics & Society Seattle Mayor Resigns After New Sexual Abuse Victim Comes Forward Richard Silverstein September 13, 2017 NOTE: Middle East Eye just published my latest contribution, a report on the not-so-secret visit of a... Read More Read more about Seattle Mayor Resigns After New Sexual Abuse Victim Comes Forward
After Police Killing, Facing Mounting Pressure, Seattle Jewish Federation Postpones Award and Annual Meeting Mideast Peace Politics & Society Seattle After Police Killing, Facing Mounting Pressure, Seattle Jewish Federation Postpones Award and Annual Meeting Richard Silverstein June 23, 2017 The Seattle Jewish federation had planned to hold its annual community meeting tonight at the University of... Read More Read more about After Police Killing, Facing Mounting Pressure, Seattle Jewish Federation Postpones Award and Annual Meeting