Politics More WA voters are telling our pollster they are Republicans There are more Republicans than this time last year, and they are more optimistic than Democrats, according to the latest Crosscut/Elway Poll. by H. Stuart Elway / July 24, 2020
Inside Crosscut Nikkita Oliver, Black liberation and the limits of electoral politics Crosscut managing editor Mark Baumgarten explains what he got wrong about the future of the attorney, activist, and former Seattle mayoral candidate. by Mark Baumgarten / June 30, 2020
Politics Podcast | What makes this year’s election lies different UW researcher Jevin West tells us how the attempts to delegitimize the presidential election could be warping the electorate. by Mark Baumgarten / November 13, 2020
Politics 2020 election polls weren’t as wrong as you think An explanation of why you should not use polls to predict the future, plus other advice from an expert pollster. by H. Stuart Elway / November 13, 2020
Politics Podcast | Support grew for both Trump and Biden. So what now? Talk radio host Michael Medved and political science professor Christopher Parker consider the future of the parties and our nation. by Mark Baumgarten / November 6, 2020
Culture Podcast | Is this the end of live music in Seattle? Journalist Charles R. Cross tells us what live music has done for this city, and what could happen if local venues don’t see any economic relief. by Mark Baumgarten / October 23, 2020
Politics Podcast | From Big Oil to Big Tech: A brief history of antitrust Columnist Katie Wilson tells us how the law created in the Gilded Age will help shape the next chapter of the Digital Age. by Mark Baumgarten / December 18, 2020
Culture Podcast | How Seattle made hip-hop its own Daudi Abe talks about four decades of hip-hop in the isolated, disrespected, idiosyncratic Northwest. by Mark Baumgarten / December 11, 2020
Equity Podcast | What the life and death of an asylum seeker says about ICE Reporter Lilly Fowler discusses what years of reporting on Mergensana Amar tell us about U.S. immigration policy. by Mark Baumgarten / December 4, 2020
Politics Podcast | What Kamala Harris will bring to the White House Author Ruchika Tulshyan talks about the vice president-elect as change agent and role model. by Mark Baumgarten / November 27, 2020