Crosscut articles of the past 10 days with the most clicks.
Crosscut articles of the past 10 days with the most reader comments.
Crosscut blog posts of the past 10 days with the most clicks.
Posted Sat, Nov 7, 8 a.m.
It's been a tough year for books and words, but one bright spot was the effort to bring back a Seattle book festival. Some saw the event as a great first effort, others as a fiasco.
READ MORE COMMENT NOWFriday afternoon results show Mallahan trails in the Seattle mayor's race by 1,209 votes. It's McGinn's largest lead so far.
Posted Fri, Nov 6, 6:03 p.m.
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Posted Fri, Nov 6, 5 p.m.
Two of the band's seminal concerts are captured in new releases this week. It's enough to make a critic regret, again, a long-ago mistake.
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Posted Fri, Nov 6, 6 a.m.
As the Seattle Marathon approaches, a local runner fights age and ailments to get to his 17th long-distance race.
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Posted Fri, Nov 6, 2:22 p.m.
A Crosscut writer likes the way it pushes his buttons, raising questions you might never have thought about. And don't forget to join in our current Charter Membership drive.
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Posted Fri, Nov 6, 6 a.m.
A former Seattle Times colleague wonders what happened to the libertarian provocateur who used to engage him at their adjoining office doors.
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Posted Fri, Nov 6, 6 a.m.
A parent’s critical analysis of budget reporting has helped the Seattle school board consider administrative costs in analyzing where to make cuts next year.
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Posted Thu, Nov 5, 7:08 p.m.
The message isn't being heard in the Seattle area, but elsewhere voters are repudiating party labels and demanding less government and more jobs.
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Posted Thu, Nov 5, 6 a.m.
As enrollment begins to creep back up, with a bubble moving toward high school, district officials may think about reopening old Lincoln High. And this is the time to make good on promises to improve South End schools.
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Posted Thu, Nov 5, 6 a.m.
In an age of seemingly too much information and not enough thinking, an argument for eschewing our culture's relentless optimism and seeing things as they really are.
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Posted Wed, Nov 4, 12:39 p.m.
Progressive voting blocs tend to be close to Puget Sound, and this core is expanding and holding steady. The exceptions: Pierce, Mason, and Clallam. Clark County is a key swing area.
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Posted Wed, Nov 4, 12:22 p.m.
Educated, affluent, secular suburbanites had been swinging to Obama and the Democrats. No more.
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Posted Wed, Nov 4, 10 a.m.
Two Crosscut writers, having declared their political druthers, report from last night's events.
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Posted Wed, Nov 4, 6:56 a.m.
Incumbent Congressional Democrats in marginal districts will now run scared, making passage of health-care reform more difficult.
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Posted Wed, Nov 4, 6 a.m.
Vote-by-mail may be more convenient, but it comes at the expense of the symbolism and grand drama of election nights.
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Posted Wed, Nov 4, 6 a.m.
When an economic engine like Boeing snubs your state on your watch, there's not much for a governor like Chris Gregoire to do. Just take the hit and try to move on.
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Posted Wed, Nov 4, 6 a.m.
One reason to support Crosscut Public Media, a regular contributor says, is its commitment to covering the vulnerable among us.
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Posted Tue, Nov 3, 5:27 p.m.
The election will bring change, but the entrenched factors suggest only a few nudges. Here's an agenda for substantive change in our tax system, our spending priorities, our stalemated politics, and the post-Boeing economy.
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Posted Tue, Nov 3, 6 a.m.
The issues are maddeningly complex and politically explosive. Here's a close look at the bedeviled Klamath River basin, where a seeming agreement is dividing the greens.
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Posted Tue, Nov 3, 6 a.m.
The dispute over an event at West Seattle's Lincoln Park unleashes a "cycle" of anger. Once again, parks make good battlefields.
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Posted Tue, Nov 3, 6 a.m.
Those stepping stones are King County executive and Attorney General. New election rules make the King County post within reach for Susan Hutchison, running as an independent.
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Posted Mon, Nov 2, 6 a.m.
The idea gets lip service each election, but this year could be different, especially for King County. A veteran advocate lays out some guidelines and examples.
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Posted Mon, Nov 2, 6 a.m.
"The Great Nearby" keeps a lens focused on the ways we sustain civil society, says a regular contributor to Crosscut Public Media.
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Posted Mon, Nov 2, 6 a.m.
Ten encouraging developments, plus four little worries. It only seemed like an inconsequential election season, but the omens were quite good for life after Nickels.
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Posted Sun, Nov 1, noon
Far from humbled by recent financial stumbles, Ron Rapacious offers a new line of derivatives: betting on future legal settlements.
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Posted Sat, Oct 31, 10:50 a.m.
Still, the home match with Houston ends up 0-0. The key in the deciding playoff game Nov. 8 will be if Houston gives way to its sneaking fear that Seattle may actually be the better team.
READ MORE 2 COMMENTSThe latest from news outlets and blogs around the Northwest and beyond, chosen by Crosscut editors.
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