Indigenous Affairs Yakama Nation’s new public safety campus gives justice room to grow The tribal court system, which had occupied a cluster of trailers since the ’50s, plans to add services like a mental health or a veterans court. by Nika Bartoo-Smith Underscore News and ICT / January 9, 2024
Equity Snoqualmie Tribe starts land protection sales tax at Salish Lodge The 2% tax will preserve ancestral sites such as Snoqualmie Falls, and could be a model for other Indigenous nations. by Nika Bartoo-Smith Underscore/ICT / July 17, 2023
News The Washington mental health lifeline made for and by Native people The Native and Strong Lifeline provides connection and culturally specific care to callers in crisis. by Nika Bartoo-Smith Indian Country Today and Underscore News / June 19, 2023
Culture The geniuses who aren't on Wall Street The MacArthur Foundation names 25 people who, together, could probably get us out of this mess. by Steve Clifford / September 28, 2008
Culture In touch with the average American That seems to be a virtue everyone can agree on this campaign season. So let's define what that means. by Steve Clifford / August 31, 2008
Culture Employee performance evaluations through the ages Jesus (left center) and Judas during an employment performance evaluation. by Steve Clifford / June 22, 2008
Culture Get rich quick: Write poorly Guess what best-selling author wrote this: "Almost everyone – regardless of income, available time, age, and skills – can do something useful for others and, in the process, strengthen the fabric of... by Steve Clifford / April 13, 2008
Culture Crosscut exclusive! A conversation with Eliot Spitzer's Kristen! Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer. (Office of the New York Governor) by Steve Clifford / March 13, 2008
Culture The ZIP code obsesity disparity: a solution This <i>Seattle Post-Intelligencer</i> map depicts all too clearly the exclusion of skinny people from certain neighborhoods. by Steve Clifford / September 16, 2007
