Equity A Skagit Valley attack brings WA hate crime laws into question As a group of lawmakers and advocates work on a new hate crime law, a community debates whether one attack should qualify as a hate crime. by Lilly Fowler / November 13, 2020
Opinion On living with PTSD as a veteran — and a Black woman I'm not what anyone pictures when they talk about disabled veterans. by Kameko Thomas / November 11, 2020
Politics WA's first Native Supreme Court justice works so she won't be the last Raquel Montoya-Lewis didn't meet a lawyer until law school. Now she wants others from underrepresented communities to picture themselves in the legal system. by Manola Secaira / November 10, 2020
Equity Electoral College is new target of Seattle BLM activists Activists, politicians and academics argue the Electoral College is an antiquated system with racist roots. by Lilly Fowler / November 10, 2020
Opinion Mayor Durkan, don’t break your $30M affordable housing promise Last year’s sale of the “Mercer Megablock” in South Lake Union was meant to benefit community development, not plug a budget hole. by Laura Loe & Angela Ying / November 9, 2020
Opinion What Biden's win means: The rights of LGBTQ people As the Biden-Harris administration prepares to take power, Crosscut asked six opinion writers to share early thoughts on what comes next. by Samantha Allen / November 9, 2020
Opinion What divesting from Seattle police is really about The mayor and police officials wants to “reimagine” public safety, but to change policing we need to imagine safety for the first time. by Angélica Cházaro / October 29, 2020
Equity Hoh Tribe partners with SpaceX to get online, but rural demand remains high Without adequate internet access, rural tribes across Washington are struggling with schooling, health care and more — especially during a pandemic. by Manola Secaira / October 29, 2020
Politics Immigrants aren’t betting it all on Biden winning the election Washington state experts and lawmakers warn that undoing the last four years of immigration policy requires more than just a new president. by Lilly Fowler / October 21, 2020
Opinion Sustaining anti-racism after a summer of protests for Black lives There are many who have embraced a vision of an equitable society. Learn from them. by Lola E. Peters / October 15, 2020