Politics Rebuttal: The Seattle City Council's relevance is not in question Seattle City Council President Nick Licata. (City of Seattle) by Nick Licata / May 24, 2007
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 Inslee confident Trump’s military threat all bluster The governor expressed disgust over recent actions against protesters in the nation's capital, said that police actions in Washington “need to be reviewed.” by Mark Baumgarten / June 3, 2020
Politics Podcast | How to find unity in a divided America Citizen University CEO Eric Liu talks about all that separates Americans and whether coming together is really possible. by Mark Baumgarten / April 14, 2021
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 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
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
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
Politics Podcast | Kim Wyman, the GOP’s great West Coast hope Reporter Melissa Santos discusses the politics and path of the only Republican elected to statewide office in one of the nation’s bluest regions. by Mark Baumgarten / November 20, 2020
Inside Crosscut What our interview podcast taught us about Election 2020 and Trump From conversations about corporate misinformation to meat packing, the president almost always came up on Crosscut Talks. by Mark Baumgarten / September 10, 2020