Mike Simpson

Mike Simpson is a freelance journalist based in Seattle focusing on human rights. He is the photo editor of the Highline College newspaper in Des Moines and a member of the Bronx Writers League of the Bronx Documentary Center in The Bronx, NY. Before moving to Washington, he volunteered for Reporters Instructed in Saving Colleagues in Brooklyn, NY.
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Development near SeaTac light rail threatens to oust mobile home park

by Mike Simpson
Homeowners at a manufactured home park in SeaTac say they want to fight to keep their homes and community.
Dec 22, 2016
Author Sebastian Junger in a photo by photojournalist Tim Hetherington, who was killed covering conflict in Libya in 2011. (Photo via Town Hall Seattle)

Can war bring us together? Sebastian Junger at Town Hall Seattle

by Mike Simpson
Why is it such a challenge for military veterans to readjust to civilian life? Author Sebastian Junger tackles this question in his new book "Tribe."
May 26, 2016