After a long struggle, Seattle may be the first city to offer permanent places of remembrance for its deceased homeless citizens. What public memorials tell us about art, activism and how we deal with death.
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Unaffordable rents, says a new national report, keep many Americans homeless. Some who are living in their cars at a rest stop off a major highway attest to the challenges.
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A coalition of local and global health groups have banded together to bring the lessons they've learned in developing countries to south King County, where the health index is as bad as Nairobi.
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The departing governor won't be here for the decisions on state finances, but she's left a document that points to her areas of concern.
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What about deep reforms, such as less subsidy of red states by blue ones, and retargeting poverty programs to the poor?
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Washington state is looking for numbers to get a handle on the widely varied needs around the state.
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Some 1,500 people will have a chance to receive help from a variety of resources at once. It's something on the cold nights when volunteers try to count those without shelter.
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We who graduated right when the world stopped hiring suspect the trajectory of our lives won't be a dramatic arc.
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Think "if not for the grace of God go I" when looking at people on welfare. And those poor still contribute to the common good, sometimes more generously than most of us.
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Crosscut's guide to a culturally enriching weekend. Or at least some fun.
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When a formerly homeless young mother starts working at a youth shelter she once visited, her ability to connect with the clients becomes a liability rather than an asset.
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An architect of the new plan, before the city council for final approval next week, describes how an inclusive process welded together many aspirations for low-income housing.
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The City Council is about to review a controversial proposal for extensive redevelopment of this low-income village. The figures don't add up, and too many poor people will be displaced.
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After a long struggle, Seattle may be the first city to offer permanent places of remembrance for its deceased homeless citizens. What public memorials tell us about art, activism and how we deal with death.
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The bursting of the real estate bubble has led to a small difference in the size of Americans' homes. But there would be real gains from a much more serious shrinking.
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New findings released Monday by the Brookings Institution are flipping conventional thinking about American suburbs on its head: In the past decade and for the first time, the majority of poor people were living not in big cities but in suburbs.
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