Opinion
In Seattle and beyond, running for office is harder for people of color. These candidates know
Racism and other indignities have littered their path to office. For some, a working class background has made it even more complicated.
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Inside Cascade PBS
How a Crosscut reporter found tears in Seattle's housing safety nets
A developing story series explores an undercovered aspect of the Seattle area’s homelessness crisis: what it’s like to get older without stable housing.
Opinion
What Crosscut missed in its early coverage of Washington's attorney general race
First impressions are important to voters. Reporting on Lorena González's announcement could have painted a fuller picture of her qualifications.
Opinion
This election season, we’re examining the role gender plays in news coverage. Here’s why
More women are running for office than at any period in our region's history. Local media need to get the story right — and we're here to help.
Environment
A new film argues Lower Snake dams make life worse for salmon, orcas and everyone in the PNW
As the documentary Dammed to Extinction tours the Northwest, its filmmakers argue time isn't up for orcas or salmon if we act now.