Opinion Durkan, Seattle police, and the undermining of civil liberties Subverting the law to uphold it is nothing new for Seattle’s 'troops.' by Shaun Scott / July 15, 2020
Opinion Militarized and afraid at Seattle protests At demonstrations here and across America, police and protesters face two fundamentally unequal fears. by Mason Bryan / July 7, 2020
Opinion The time to abolish Seattle police was yesterday Historical efforts to reform the city’s police department and rid it of racism have all failed. Now is the time to change the narrative. by Shaun Scott / June 26, 2020
Opinion The coronavirus crisis is what emergency funds are for — Seattle, use them. Officials have $150 million in reserves to provide relief from COVID-19 and its looming economic consequences. by Shaun Scott / March 17, 2020
Inside Crosscut Why Crosscut is reminding readers about the 1918 flu The last great pandemic hit the Pacific Northwest a century ago. It should inform how we think about the coronavirus. by Mason Bryan / May 19, 2020
Opinion Why Seattle needs a government-funded news outlet Journalism, like schools, libraries and utilities, is a public good. Let's support it just the same. by Shaun Scott & David Goldstein / May 13, 2020
Opinion It's not so hard to imagine a life without police Like many white Americans, I grew up unencumbered by the punitive presence of law enforcement. Black Americans deserve this, too. by Mason Bryan / June 15, 2020
Opinion White innocence is a fantasy. Here's how I'm confronting it The killing of George Floyd presents yet another opportunity for white self-reckoning. by Mason Bryan / May 29, 2020
Inside Crosscut Mid-pandemic, we gathered ideas to help save Washington From helping child care workers to taxing wealth, Crosscut contributors made their case for softening the blow of the pandemic's economic consequences. by Mason Bryan / April 28, 2020
Opinion ‘Weeks where decades happen’: Seattle has been a ghost town before From the General Strike of 1919 to the dot-com recession, the city is no stranger to empty streets. by Shaun Scott / April 16, 2020