The smartest insight and analysis, from all perspectives, rounded up from around the web: "What responsibility do companies have toward the communities in which they function?" asked Aseem Prakash and Nives Dolsak at The Hill. To the Seattle City Council, the answer is quite a lot. Last week, the nine-person panel unanimously approved a new $275-per-employee tax on big companies in the city, in order to raise about $48 million annually for homeless services.