Culture
The best of Mossback, 2017
You can’t do better if you won’t look at your own shortcomings honestly. From history to education, there
Joe Copeland
Joe Copeland is the former senior editor for Crosscut, where he has been an editor since 2010. Before that, he was an editorial writer and columnist for the Seattle P-I and editorial page edi
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Equity
Best of 2017: The city that solved homelessness
This week Crosscut is running some of our best stories of the year, as selected both by our editors and
Politics
New round of election results
The first post-Election Day round of ballot counting brought only minor narrowing of some races across Seattle. In the Seattle
Equity
South Lake Union: City ought to fight for affordable housing
Commentary: The City Council is always prudent. Bold might work once in a while.
Politics
Candidates pile on chief's departure: An opportunity for change
Seattle mayoral candidates called the departure of Seattle Police Chief John Diaz a chance to push for more rapid change. But when should the search begin?