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 Thu, Jun 25, 6 a.m.
Just as Obama's health care and energy reform bills take shape, voters and Congress are newly sensitized over costs, thanks to the way the new President mishandled his stimulus package.
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Posted Thu, May 28, 6 a.m.
The media, and the Republicans, have been gleefully obsessed with self-flagellation. If the GOP is going to regain respect, it has to have distinctive answers to the big problems of the day. Here are some examples.
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Posted Fri, May 8, 6 a.m.
Obama may be making two mistakes from over-confidence: not trying to reach out to Republicans in Congress, and leaving the crafting of major legislation to the Democratic barons. Look for a modest revival of the GOP in the next election.
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Posted Sun, Apr 26, 12:55 p.m.
A cure for the common apathy: catchy names for all those boring Senators
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Posted Tue, Apr 14, 3:15 p.m.
Budget time in hard times poses some stark choices, both in Congress and in Olympia. How are we doing?
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Posted Mon, Mar 30, 8:57 a.m.
He's playing some defense on the European trip and with Congress. That's pressure enough, so let's not interpret a Congressional race in New York State as a referendum on his presidency.
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Posted Wed, Mar 25, 4:03 p.m.
They are looking for ways to cut his deficits and stall action on his big new initiatives. This could be a recipe for impasse, especially if the economy stays in deep trouble.
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Posted Fri, Mar 20, 4:34 p.m.
With fewer newspaper watchdogs, the last thing we need is law that limits access to government doings.
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Posted Thu, Mar 5, 6 a.m.
The vehicle mileage tax, taxing vehicles by miles traveled, is gaining speed in Congress, but Team Obama is in the slow lane.
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Posted Wed, Mar 4, 6 a.m.
President Obama has sparked a burst of candor. But the debate has not really begun, and Obama's tax-the-rich approach won't fund all his new spending.
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Posted Wed, Mar 4, 6 a.m.
His politically dangerous overreach, pushing an ambitious domestic agenda in a time of severe economic downturn, has galvanized Republicans
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Posted Mon, Feb 9, noon
Obama's hopes for a bipartisan stimulus package proved too optimistic, but it may work in the second try at rescuing banks. Here's a look at these huge, clumsy bills.
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Posted Mon, Feb 9, 6 a.m.
Congress is damned if (as in earmarks) it directs where the money goes , and berated if (as in the new stimulus package) it doesn't. Sober up, government bashers!
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Posted Fri, Jan 30, 12:26 a.m.
But stay tuned: both sides want to find a way to make the stimulus package a victory for bipartisanship.
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Posted Wed, Jan 28, 6 a.m.
The federal stimulus package shortchanges transit, but the Washington Transportation Commission is thinking ahead: taxes, tolls, and demand management.
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Posted Thu, Jan 22, 6 a.m.
Obama sets the mood for hard truths. Here's the kind of somber dialogue likely going on in the new Washington.
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Posted Wed, Jan 21, 6 a.m.
Congressional Democrats, including from this state, have stalled out trade talks. President Obama has gone silent on the key issues of trade liberalization. You'd think business leadership would be ringing alarm bells.
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Posted Tue, Jan 13, 6:59 a.m.
The economic climate requires action, but the political climate so far is prompting criticisms and changes.
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Posted Mon, Dec 15, 6 a.m.
Lacking top figures in the Obama administration from the region, area environmentalists are linking forest and salmon issues to a cause Obama understands better: climate change.
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Posted Fri, Dec 12, 6 a.m.
Another task Obama inherits is trying to bail out America's botched effort to have a pavilion at Shanghai's Expo 2010, the largest world's fair in history. There are reasons to hope that "yes, he can."
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Posted Thu, May 28, 9:11 p.m.
A test case: Obama's proposals to fund health-care reform pinch liberal Democrats who are protecting wealthy backers. Time for some fancy math from Sen. Maria Cantwell.
MOREPosted Thu, Mar 12, 6 a.m.
Obama may not like earmarks, but Congressman Jim McDermott loves 'em
MOREPosted Sat, Feb 7, 4:31 p.m.
Oddly, both Sen. Ron Wyden and former Gov. John Kitzhaber could both be appointed to key roles, but chances are neither will get a call from Obama.
MOREPosted Mon, Jan 26, 8 a.m.
It's bargaining time before the Grand Bargain is passed. The worsening economic news guarantees passage, but not success.
MOREPosted Sat, Jan 17, 9:44 a.m.
Shrines of democracy, amid what looks like a refugee camp
MOREPosted Fri, Dec 5, noon 2008
When Alan Mulally was at Boeing, he lectured the unions about the realities of the free market. Now he wants taxpayers to give Ford the security he denied workers.
MOREPosted Sat, Nov 22, noon 2008
In the election hoopla and cabinet-post-planning speculation, one recently vacated office seems to be going largely unnoticed: the NEA chairmanship.
MOREPosted Tue, Nov 18, 11:02 p.m. 2008
Some of the secrets of Norwegian Seattle revealed.
MOREPosted Fri, Nov 7, 1:50 p.m. 2008
There's still hope for state Republicans. According to columnist Joel Connelly, all the GOP needs to do is cut ties with its biggest backer — the Building Industry Association of Washington.
MOREPosted Wed, Nov 5, 4:41 a.m. 2008
The race between Republican U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert and Democratic challenger Darcy Burner is still razor-thin. With 139,315 total votes counted, Reichert leads by just 1,149 votes.
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