Guest Editorial: “Progressive” Is a Meaningless Word in Seattle

If everybody is “progressive,” then nobody can be.by Shaun ScottCity Hall City of Seattle
Seattle’s so-called progressives have a problem with power.But it’s not with keeping it. Local liberals have enjoyed something close to a monopoly on political capital for decades. Every mayor in recent memory has maintained ties to the Democratic Party. Nevermind was only a few months old when we had our last conservative city councilmember in late 1991. And our leaders occasionally