Author: Ashley Archibald

  • Will the World Cup runneth over marginalized people?

    Will the World Cup runneth over marginalized people?

    Fans and passersby gathered under an easy-up in Pioneer Square to watch Argentina face off against — and lose to — underdog Croatia in the World Cup. Occidental Park vendors set up shop on the outskirts of their brick-and-mortar establishments, offering ways to get coffee and treats without breaking the sightline to the screen where…

  • Housing is a Human Right: Homelessness in the Shadow of Wealth

    Housing is a Human Right: Homelessness in the Shadow of Wealth

    Leilani Farha doesn’t want to live in a world where people have to negotiate to use the bathroom. She doesn’t want to live in a world where residents in the United States, the richest country on the planet, live in encampments infested with rats. Farha doesn’t want to live in a world where people are…