Opinion Saving Washington: The case for a wealth tax In 300 words, community leaders offer ideas to soften the economic blow caused by coronavirus. by Michael McGinn / April 6, 2020
Opinion How to end gerrymandering in Washington state To improve our democracy, we need to take the politics out of our redistricting system. by Hugh Spitzer / October 21, 2020
Opinion Seattle's car megatunnel is here. Can the city still lead on climate? Workers watch — and photograph — the breakthrough of the Bertha tunnel-boring machine. by Michael McGinn / April 5, 2017
Opinion Seattle gets an F on snow shoveling It's time for city government and the able-bodied among us to shoulder a bigger load in making our city accessible to all. by Michael McGinn / February 15, 2019
Crosscut's online journalism has print's caliber Why a newspaper person is now a Crosscut reader, supporter, and occasional writer. by Joann Byrd / September 26, 2010
Politics UW's freshmen all must read (gasp!) poetry The University of Washington by Joann Byrd / September 21, 2010
Politics Seven ways to break D.C. gridlock Junius Brutus Stearns' "Washington at Constitutional Convention of 1787," signing of U.S. Constitution. by Hugh Spitzer / November 18, 2012
Opinion Year of the Seattle urbanist? Not quite yet As the pundits have been proclaiming winners and losers from this year’s City Council elections, one consistent claim has caught my attention: “The urbanists won.” But is that true? Well, first you... by Michael McGinn / December 7, 2015
Opinion McGinn: Seattle can improve traffic, livability by closing this street by Michael McGinn / March 22, 2016
Opinion How Inslee can change the script on climate issues Activists protest offshore oil exploration in the Arctic beside a Shell drilling rig. by Michael McGinn / March 10, 2016