Environment
The orcas are starving
Victoria photographer Mark Malleson took this photograph of the Southern Resident killer whale known as J-34, or Doublestuf, breaching while
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Politics
Dispatch from Yearly Kos: Not exactly a pack of nutcases
While attendees at the gathering of liberal bloggers anticipated the arrival of Democratic presidential candidates, congressional-level aspirants made their cases. Among them were a number of Northwesterners, who decided the "netroots" are decidedly normal.
Politics
A chat with 'mcjoan' of Daily Kos
One of the moderators of Saturday's presidential forum at the Yearly Kos 'netroots' convention in Chicago was a Seattle-based blogger who grew up in Idaho. She sat down with Crosscut for an interview shortly after being up onstage with seven Democratic presidential aspirants.
Culture
Crimes of hate: Sometimes justice is blind to the obvious
It often takes public outcry to prompt prosecution of assaults or harassment that are motivated by bias. So what explains the frequent failure of police in Seattle and elsewhere to identify and investigate hate crimes? Lack of training and misconceptions about the law, for starters.
Culture
Michael Medved sticks up for his column on slavery in America
The Seattle-based national radio host has been the talk of the blogosphere this week. And he was flamed as the "Worst Person in the World" by MSNBC's Keith Olbermann for an article about America's culpability in the institution of slavery. He spoke with Crosscut's David Neiwert about why he believes