Seattle Mayor Taunts Rich As Rift With Starbucks Widens
May 18, 2026·3 days ago·via The New York Times

Seattle’s socialist mayor is openly taking shots at the wealthy as tensions with Starbucks widen. The politics here are familiar - punish success, moralize about inequality, and call it progress while businesses and workers absorb the damage. It is a reminder that anti-business theatrics may play well with activists, but they rarely help the people Democrats claim to champion. The city keeps drifting left, and taxpayers are left to deal with the fallout. Read more about this...