Jeff Bezos launches his own climate action push as U.S. policy faces potential gridlock | Jon Talton
The $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund has made its first grants to address climate change. It's a visionary project by Amazon founder and CEO Jeff...
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Jon Talton
Talton writes about business and the Pacific Northwest economy in the Sunday Seattle Times.
The ambitious aspirations and hard challenges of Bidenomics | Jon Talton
President-elect Joe Biden has an impressive agenda. But he faces implacable Republican opposition and a restless left wing of his own party, writes economy columnist...
Boeing is too big to fail — but that doesn’t mean pain isn’t ahead | Jon Talton
America's largest exporter, only major airline producer, important defense contractor and huge employer may require a lot more federal help to survive the crisis. But...
The Google antitrust case won’t be easy — trustbusting never has been | Jon Talton
The Justice Department's antitrust case against Google looks much more complex than earlier cases, such as Standard Oil and Ma Bell. Or is it? Economy...
Facebook’s threat to a competitive economy and democracy
The harms: Never in the history of the republic has a single company posed such a menace to our form of self-government.
Economy’s no longer a selling point for Trump | Jon Talton
If history is any guide, the COVID recession should badly hurt President Donald Trump's reelection hopes. But these are no ordinary times. Economy columnist Jon...
Seattle as the next Detroit? That’s not how we roll | Jon Talton
Detroit faced an unusual set of calamities to become synonymous with urban decline. Even Seattle's missteps won't compare.
Boeing’s 787 move shows tax breaks don’t buy happiness | Jon Talton
Consolidating the 787 assembly in South Carolina challenges the conventional wisdom on what it takes to build a strong economy. There's a reason for that.
Self-inflicted wounds make Seattle’s business losses worse | Jon Talton
The loss of so many small businesses should be an all-hands-on-deck emergency for city leaders. So far, City Hall is worse than silent.
The murky view outside shows the climate emergency clearly | Jon Talton
Seattle's recent sickly skies are one consequence of climate change. Critics say addressing warming will be too costly. This is why they're wrong.