Opinion Mayor's homeless advisors are misguided Some residents of Martin Court in Georgetown, a transitional housing complex for homeless families with children. by Sharon Lee / September 18, 2016
Equity Tiny houses: A big help for the homeless A "tiny house village" in Seattle. by Sharon Lee / January 3, 2017
Politics Field Notes from Olympia: Moeties, closed-door caucus meetings and our open government ideal Legislative caucuses are off limits to the press and public, including anthropologists. by David Price / March 19, 2015
Politics Field Notes from Olympia: What if lawmakers were more like the people they serve? State Sen. Andy Hill, a prototypical Washington legislator: white, male, well-educated and well to do. Not that there's anything wrong with that. by David Price / February 26, 2015
Politics Field Notes from Olympia: Legislating virtual worlds Laws about taxing or not taxing online sales are an example of a cultural invention that dictates the way we view and behave in the "real" world. by David Price / February 22, 2015
Politics Field Notes from Olympia: The power of language and the "fear grimace" Facial expressions and posture send signals about relationships and power dynamics. by David Price / February 12, 2015
Politics Field Notes from Olympia: An anthropologist in the state capital An anthropologist in the capital, studying state lawmakers in their natural habitat. by David Price / February 11, 2015
Inside Crosscut Divisive issues like Native disenrollment take careful reporting For Indigenous affairs reporter Luna Reyna, the decision to write about the Nooksack 306 required some soul-searching. by Luna Reyna / October 11, 2022
News How a federal border became a dividing line for Nooksack citizenship Disenrolled Nooksack citizens believe that the U.S.-Canada border, and legal metrics like blood quantum, ignore the nuances of pre-colonial Indigenous belonging. by Luna Reyna / October 6, 2022
News Disenrolled from the Nooksack nation, families fear eviction Twenty-six disenrolled Nooksack citizens live in federally funded housing. The tribal council says those homes are for enrolled citizens only. by Luna Reyna / October 6, 2022