Tech
An NBA franchise is a field of dreams for hedging investments
City partners, beware! Such pro-sports deals are full of arcane opportunities for making money, including the art of hedging income.
Matt A. Fikse
Matt Fikse-Verkerk (Twitter: @mattfikse) covered urban affairs, politics, tech, and business at Crosscut from 2009 to 2014. He lives in Seattle and works for a biotechnology firm in Redmond, WA.
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Politics
Euro crisis is gaining force
Holland's government falls and France sends the president into a runoff. Will new voices emerge? Welcome back to the Euro Crisis.
Politics
New Euro twist: A summit with a general strike
On the eve of a crisis meeting in Brussels, new data underlines the darker possibility behind the endless political wrangling: a lost generation of young people.
Politics
Police reform requires leadership in the department
There are many good ideas. But is the leadership in the department and its unions prepared to make real changes that will improve a department full of people who want to do a good job?
Politics
Faith-based protest: accounts withdrawn at BofA
The Church Council of Greater Seattle and the Faith Action Network cut longstanding ties with the Bank of America. Better to bank with local institutions and help local communities, they say.