Debating whether climate change or forest management has caused the devastating wildfires in California, Washington and Oregon is a false choice.
- Assistant Professor of History, University of Oregon
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.
Rural Westerners have been stereotyped as angry ranchers who hate government. But for every gun-wielding militia member, there are many others who work collaboratively to protect what they value.
More and more people are talking about the ‘rural-urban divide,’ but what does that phrase actually mean? We asked experts from around the country to illustrate the gap in graphs and maps.
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