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Is the COVID-19 recession a prelude to major economic collapse?
Extreme financial risk-taking, combined with the effects of the pandemic, may spell disaster for the U.S. economy.
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Poll: Most Washington voters want to pause reopening economy
The latest Crosscut/Elway poll found 72% of Democrats and 23% of Republicans are worried about the state’s reopening. Some want to reimpose restrictions.
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Following Seattle's Green New Deal out of quarantine
How Crosscut was reminded the pandemic isn't the only crisis Seattle's trying to beat.
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Reimagining Washington’s school year during coronavirus
After a tumultuous spring, educators are adapting to a shifting learning landscape.
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Looking back at the Great Recession from the eye of a pandemic
Can theories about the 2008 financial collapse shine a light on the COVID-19 slump?