Jon Talton

USS Nimitz to return to homeport at Naval Base Kitsap on Dec. 16 The Nimitz is returning from a nine-month deployment — what the Navy has said is likely the last of its 50 years in service.

Likely the last deployment of the legendary USS Nimitz. Home port Naval Base Kitsap, Washington

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Capitalism and Its Critics | Econofact Chats John Cassidy of The New Yorker joins EconoFact Chats to discuss his latest book, Capitalism and its Critics.

The East India Co., the Luddites, Marx/Engels, Henry George, Karl Polanyi and more--all in 28 minutes!

I was thrilled to be invited on the excellent
@econofact.bsky.social podcast to speak about how my book, Capitalism and Its Critics, relates to current debates.

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Martin Dudel (1880-1966)

#OnThisDay in 1941, the FBI arrested Martin George Dudel, publisher and editor of Seattle's German-language newspaper Staatszeitung, as an "enemy alien" historylink.org/File/8654

5th Avenue, Seattle, during blackout, December 1941

#OnThisDay in 1941, more than 1000 rioters in Seattle trashed stores that weren't complying with the WWII blackout. historylink.org/File/10649

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer front page, December 9, 1984

#OnThisDay in 1984, Robert Jay Mathews, founder of the white-supremacist group The Order, was killed during an FBI siege on Whidbey Island. historylink.org/File/7921

Nelson Mandela and Graca Machel at Seattle University, December 1999

#OnThisDay in 1999, South African leaders Nelson Mandela and Graca Machel began a three-day visit in Seattle. historylink.org/File/3052

Another excellent column by my colleague, Naomi Ishisaka:

Downtown Seattle sees joys and challenges ahead of holidays | Jon Talton Downtown Seattle can't go back to prepandemic prosperity, but it enjoys advantages and faces challenges, Jon Talton writes.

My new column:

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Civic stewards saved Seattle. Where did they go? From the wealthy to the grassroots, civic leadership springs from many sources. It's aided Seattle in many ways. But arguments over priorities will continue, Jon Talton writes.

My new column:

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"No one's going to build a factory based on a tariff that's on on Monday, off on... Tuesday, the president's changed his mind by Wednesday, he gets hormonal by Thursday and someone says something nasty in the middle school cafeteria on Friday and they're back on again."

Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.

Crony capitalism writ large. Putin had the Trump administration sussed out from the start. Great reporting by the WSJ.

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Soldiers using Liberty Library, Camp Lewis, Pierce County, February 5, 1921

#OnThisDay in 1917, the Camp Lewis Library (Liberty Library) - – the first official military library - opened. historylink.org/File/11255

Douglas C-54G Skymaster, ca. 1950

#OnThisDay in 1952, a U.S. Air Force C-54G Skymaster crashed in Tacoma, killing 37 people. historylink.org/File/8803

Area of Todd Shipyards where firefighter Henry C. Gronnerud was electrocuted, November 29, 1968

#OnThisDay in 1968, a four-alarm fire broke out at Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle. historylink.org/File/10043

Scene from Nothing But a Man, 1964, shown in Seattle's first black film festival, 1968

Yolanda Rodriguez in Shirley Clarke's The Cool World, 1963, shown in Seattle's first black film festival, 1968

Lobby Card for One Potato, Two Potato, 1964, shown in Seattle's first black film festival, 1968

#OnThisDay in 1968, Seattle’s first Black Film Festival opened. historylink.org/File/1584

Always worth remembering that Donald Trump is a reality tv star. Nothing boosts the ratings like an unexpected plot twist.

Panic Tears Through U.S. as Health Insurance Costs Spike - The American Prospect The end of expanded subsidies for the Affordable Care Act exchanges means more people will go without health insurance.

"One constituent, a retired marketing executive named Susan, told him that she’s currently paying about $600 a month with ACA tax credits. Next year, that will jump to $2,120, a 250 percent increase." prospect.org/2025/11/21/a...

A tweet from “Adam Mockler @adammockler” reads: “Stephen Miller just went on Fox News and said telling troops to refuse illegal orders is an ‘open act of insurrection.’ He is telling on himself. They are planning to give illegal orders, and they want a military that will follow them blindly.”

This young man has it exactly right.

How much Seattle has changed since JFK’s era When John F. Kennedy was president, Seattle was riding the crest of its second world's fair and Boeing's success. But it faced challenges, as did America, Jon Talton writes.

My new column:

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An excellent column by my colleague Naomi Ishisaka:

Schooner Exact

#OnThisDay in 1851, the Denny party landed at Alki Point. Members of the group later founded Seattle. historylink.org/File/5392

Lenora Denny, Carson Boren, Mary A. Denny, Rolland Denny, and Mary Low Sinclair at the Alki Monument, November 13, 1905.

#OnThisDay in 1905, the Alki Point monument was dedicated. historylink.org/File/3917

#OnThisDay in 1951, Murray Morgan published Skid Road. historylink.org/File/3484

#OnThisDay in 1951, Seattle began its year-long centennial celebration. historylink.org/File/3632

Opening announcement, Seattle Repertory Theatre, November 13, 1963

#OnThisDay in 1963, the Seattle Repertory Theatre debuted with King Lear in the Seattle Playhouse. historylink.org/File/9211

Map of the counties included in the Northwest Straits Initiative

#OnThisDay in 1998, Congress funded the Northwest Straits Initiative to protect and restore marine ecosystems. historylink.org/File/22838

Fans with banners before first Sounders FC game, Qwest Field, Seattle, March 19, 2009

#OnThisDay in 2007, Seattle got a Major League Soccer franchise that eventually resulted in Sounders FC. historylink.org/File/11031 @soundersfc.com

The Democrats lost the election because they weren't relatable to everyday Americans