Politics Somebody tell Mike McGinn: The voters have decided Mayor Mike McGinn at a debate with challenger Sen. Ed Murray during the League of Women Voters/ Allied Arts Forum at the Cornish Playhouse on Sept. 30, 2013. by John Carlson / October 21, 2013
2014's #10 Most Read: The unspoken realities behind a King County Metro tax proposition Does Metro need Prop One - or just better management? by John Carlson / December 17, 2014
Politics Armed and mentally ill Mental health improvements could help with random violence. by John Carlson / June 29, 2014
Politics #1 Most-Read of 2013: Martin v. Zimmerman: The media at its worst Did the media demonize George Zimmerman? by John Carlson / December 30, 2013
Prop 1: What King County Metro hopes you won't notice Does Metro need Prop One - or just better management? by John Carlson / April 15, 2014
Culture Bertha: Worthy of a museum Bertha's cutter-boring machine when it was being brought to Seattle in 2013. by Jason Shindler / February 23, 2014
Opinion What Biden's win means: Washington state Republicans As the Biden-Harris administration prepares to take power, Crosscut asked six opinion writers to share early thoughts on what comes next. by John Carlson / November 9, 2020
Opinion Five Republicans to watch in Washington’s primary election If Jay Inslee collects less than 45% in the primary, a GOP candidate may have a shot at winning the governorship in November’s general. by John Carlson / July 31, 2020 / Updated at 3:37 pm on July 31, 2020
Opinion Voters — not a Democratic majority — should decide Rep. Matt Shea's future The problem with expelling an alleged domestic terrorist? He could be reelected. by John Carlson / January 14, 2020 / Updated at 9:32 Jan. 16, 2020
Opinion King County's political isolation is the story of 2019 The county remains a liberal bastion, but conservative ideas are thriving elsewhere across Washington state. by John Carlson / December 27, 2019