News 2023: Photos of the year Babies in prison, Starbucks unions, and Seattle cycling. Crosscut photographers captured a year of growth and change across Washington state. by Genna Martin & Crosscut Visuals Staff / December 15, 2023
Opinion The coronavirus crisis is what emergency funds are for — Seattle, use them. Officials have $150 million in reserves to provide relief from COVID-19 and its looming economic consequences. by Shaun Scott / March 17, 2020
Opinion Why Seattle needs a government-funded news outlet Journalism, like schools, libraries and utilities, is a public good. Let's support it just the same. by Shaun Scott & David Goldstein / May 13, 2020
News Framed: Photos of life in Seattle during COVID-19 The city is adapting as we enter the second month of Washington’s ‘Stay Home, Stay Healthy’ order. by Crosscut Visuals Staff / May 1, 2020
Opinion ‘Weeks where decades happen’: Seattle has been a ghost town before From the General Strike of 1919 to the dot-com recession, the city is no stranger to empty streets. by Shaun Scott / April 16, 2020
News 2022: The year in photos Pickleball mania, vaccinated tigers, Ukrainian art and the fall of 'Roe.' These images taken across Washington state made us think, feel and laugh. by Genna Martin & Crosscut Visuals Staff / December 16, 2022
Environment Air quality impacts of PNW wildfires reach as far as New York A new study concludes that climate-boosted wildfires are significantly altering carbon monoxide levels in the region — and the effects reach far beyond the Cascades. by Anushuya Thapa InvestigateWest / May 17, 2022
Environment How climate change stresses sewer systems in King County Storm-related sewage spills dump about 93 million gallons of chemical discharge a year into Puget Sound. by Anushuya Thapa InvestigateWest / May 3, 2022
Inside Crosscut 6 video diaries from your neighbors in the Pandemic Northwest In our ongoing Isolation Diaries series, we get powerful 90-second summaries of the first months of pandemic life. by Crosscut Visuals Staff / August 14, 2020
Opinion Durkan, Seattle police, and the undermining of civil liberties Subverting the law to uphold it is nothing new for Seattle’s 'troops.' by Shaun Scott / July 15, 2020