The United States needs to get its internet together
According to a study by the Open Technology Institute, in most American cities, when it comes to internet, we pay more to get less than people living in many other …
Articles by Seamus Allen
Deadly super-bugs may have been underestimated, CDC report finds
A new report from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention bears a grim warning about deadly antibiotic-resistant fungi and bacteria, also known as superbugs. “A lot of progress has …
Laptop Buying Guide
Whether it is the technical lingo or the sheer variety of choices, shopping for a laptop is far from easy. To aid you in your quest for new technology this …
Wall Street stakes claim in Washington State water
Washington’s mountains are melting. Over the past decade, snow pack has been declining across the region, leaving many worried about Washington’s water future. We have always had dry summers and …
Directions for a Demagogue
There is an art to committing crimes as a politician. While the objective of that art is clear—to get away with breaking the law, the methods thereof are not always …
Bellevue College tests earthquake preparedness with Great Shakeout
For the past three hundred and nineteen years, a disaster has been brewing off the coast of the Pacific Northwest. The west side of the North American plate is being …
The 6 things you need to know about the Ukraine scandal
The Trump-Ukraine scandal is moving at a breakneck pace, and it can be difficult to keep your head above water in the torrent of news it is producing. That’s why …
SNAP cuts to kick 500,000 off subsidized school lunch: Evil or just plain stupid?
Over and over again, the Trump administration has shown an exquisite lack of either compassion or competence, and their unintended cuts to the free and reduced lunch program are yet …
Ranked choice voting may be the solution for our broken two-party politics
Today, we are more divided than ever. Our political discourse has become a wasteland of echo chambers scattered across a political battlefield, each side digging their trenches forever deeper. Any …
Bellevue College students protest climate inaction
“The world is waking up. Change is coming, whether you like it or not,” said Greta Thunberg in her recent speech to the United Nations. Greta is a 16-year-old Swedish …