Joni Balter

Bloomberg View Columnist

Joni Balter is a longtime Seattle columnist and writer who contributes to local NPR and PBS affiliates.

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Amazon Sued By Five Women Alleging Discrimination

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Amazon, Microsoft and the Seattle Shakeout in Remote Work

As the tech giants tinker with office policies, workers will want to know: Who gets to go kayaking?

June 30, 2021

June 30, 2021

OpinionJoni Balter

Amazon, Microsoft and the Seattle Shakeout in Remote Work

As the tech giants tinker with office policies, workers will want to know: Who gets to go kayaking?

Amazon Sued By Five Women Alleging Discrimination

June 13, 2020

June 13, 2020

OpinionJoni Balter

On Some Streets of Seattle, More Circus Than Siege

A residential area taken over by, well, it’s hard to say.

On Some Streets of Seattle, More Circus Than Siege

November 14, 2019

November 14, 2019

OpinionJoni Balter

How Amazon’s Klutzy Politicking Backfired in Seattle

A big-money effort to elect a friendly city council did the opposite. Here comes the tax bill.

Over 1,500 Amazon Employees To Walk Out To Protest Companys Lack Of Climate Leadership

June 4, 2018

June 4, 2018

OpinionJoni Balter

Seattle Needs a Cure for Its Tax Fever

Going after Amazon and other big employers turns out to have consequences.

Seething in Seattle.

April 2, 2018

April 2, 2018

OpinionJoni Balter

Amazon's HQ2 Search Is About Politics, Too

An elite workforce will expect bike paths, dog parks and vegan gastropubs. And "a compatible cultural and community environment."

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August 28, 2017

August 28, 2017

OpinionJoni Balter

Seattle's Boom Is a Boon for the Tax Man

A liberal city thinks of everything when it comes to raising revenue.

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May 12, 2017

May 12, 2017

OpinionJoni Balter

Amazon Has Made Seattle Richer and Angrier

Why the company’s charm offensive in its hometown has fallen short so far.

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October 12, 2014

October 12, 2014

OpinionJoni Balter

How States Can Be Smart About Pot

How voters in Oregon, Alaska and Washington, D.C., can separate hype from hemp on marijuana-legalization measures this year.

Buying in safely.

June 4, 2014

June 4, 2014

OpinionJoni Balter

Make Women's Voices Heard on Gun Control

A proposal to require background checks on virtually all gun sales in Washington will need the votes of women, who often skip midterm elections, to pass.

Here's motivation to mail in that ballot.

February 24, 2014

February 24, 2014

OpinionJoni Balter

Where a Higher Minimum Wage Hasn't Killed Jobs

Real-life experience with a higher minimum wage.

Illustration by Tomi Um

January 10, 2014

January 10, 2014

OpinionJoni Balter

Marijuana Growing Has to Change Its Energy-Hogging Ways

January 9, 2014

January 9, 2014

OpinionJoni Balter

Legal Pot Tests Landlords, Lawyers and Bankers

January 8, 2014

January 8, 2014

OpinionJoni Balter

Marijuana Is Legal. Time to Regulate and Tax It.