Race

Culture

The Northwest’s “Squaw” Problem

In Washington State, the current push to get the feds to change the name of Coon Lake and Coon Creek

Knute Berger Oct 28, 2015

Culture

Harry Belafonte on activism, unrest and the importance of making people squirm

You don’t miss someone like Harry Belafonte, 88, walking into a room — a long cane, svelte brown suit, bald

Cascade PBS Staff Oct 7, 2015

Equity

Can justice be served without putting kids behind bars?

Last week, the Seattle City Council resolved to end the practice of putting young lawbreakers behind bars. Resolution 31614, which

Reagan Jackson Oct 1, 2015

Culture

Remembering the West Coast's ugly anti-immigrant era

This is part of a series of Crosscut stories discussing race in the Puget Sound region. Led by Donald Trump,

Knute Berger Aug 31, 2015

Guest Opinion

Hookah lounges: not the problem Seattle faces

Mayor Ed Murray’s announcement that the city is trying to close all of Seattle’s hookah lounges has created

Bereket Kiros Aug 20, 2015