Politics
'Race to Nowhere': Even good students finish badly educated
They develop serious ailments and angst on the race course, too. The film aims at rousing adults to act in the better interests of kids.
Judy Lightfoot
Judy Lightfoot writes about how the region's people confront a variety of challenges. She often draws on her weekly one-on-one coffees with individuals sharing our public spaces who are socially isola
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Crosscut Tout: Spirituality Book Festival draws Tariq Ramadan, Anne Lamott
This year, one of the region's largest annual book festivals at Seattle U. features a lineup of more than 40 writers well worth reading and meeting.
Crosscut Tout: 'The Willard Suitcases: The Lives They Left Behind'
Pieced together from the contents of their abandoned luggage, the lives of ordinary people who lived in a mental hospital during the early 20th century are told in a documentary exhibition at the UW.
King County homeless count dips, but more families face life on the street
One legislative proposal would shore up funding by extending document fees that are set to expire.
Crosscut Tout: ‘My Wonderful Day’ at the Bathhouse Theatre
Alan Ayckbourn's 'My Wonderful Day' is a wistful comedy of grownup errors seen from a child's perspective.