How wildfires in the American West hurt the entire country As smoke travels, it can cause illness and economic hardship thousands of miles away. by Mara Kardas-Nelson InvestigateWest / October 1, 2020
As wildfires break records, firefighters face growing health risks Emerging scientific evidence shows they may be at risk of respiratory and heart illness, and maybe even cancer. by Mara Kardas-Nelson InvestigateWest / September 28, 2020
How British Columbia protects its people from wildfire smoke The Canadian province is well ahead of Washington and Oregon in protecting people’s health from wildfires. by Mara Kardas-Nelson InvestigateWest / September 22, 2020
Wildfire smoke’s health impacts have only just begun A growing body of evidence shows smoke sickens and can even kill. Is the government doing enough to protect residents? by Mara Kardas-Nelson InvestigateWest / September 21, 2020
Inside Crosscut What our interview podcast taught us about Election 2020 and Trump From conversations about corporate misinformation to meat packing, the president almost always came up on Crosscut Talks. by Mark Baumgarten / September 10, 2020
Politics Rep. Suzan DelBene talks Capitol attack and legislative priorities The congresswoman from Washington state details a harrowing day at the Capitol and how the House will move forward on the pandemic, infrastructure and climate. by Mark Baumgarten / January 13, 2021
Politics Podcast | Militias, white supremacy and the U.S. Capitol insurrection Journalists Leah Sottile and Bill Morlin talk about how America’s history of racist, anti-government action culminated in the Jan. 6 attack. by Mark Baumgarten / February 26, 2021
Politics Podcast | What Joe Biden’s opening moves say about America’s future Evan Osnos, presidential biographer and staff writer at The New Yorker, tells us what he sees in Biden’s early actions. by Mark Baumgarten / February 10, 2021
Politics Podcast | Trump, Biden and the traumas shaping the race for the presidency Michael Kirk, the director of ‘The Choice,’ tells us what the candidates’ responses to tragedy say about how they will lead. by Mark Baumgarten / October 16, 2020
Politics Podcast | The argument for Democrats to pack the Supreme Court Elie Mystal tells us why expanding the court isn’t an outlandish idea and how it might work. by Mark Baumgarten / October 9, 2020