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  • 20 July 2026

    The Wrong Lever: Why Rent Control Fails Where Ground Rent Recapture Succeeds

    The Wrong Lever: Why Rent Control Fails Where Ground Rent Recapture Succeeds A note on Kshama Sawant’s platform for WA-9 The contradiction Kshama Sawant holds a PhD in economics from …

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  • 29 May 2026

    When Seattle Was Built — a construction era map

    When Seattle Was Built, a map showing Seattle’s construction history from the earliest settlement around Pioneer Square to the influx of new development in south Lake Union. Available as 8×10 …

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