Extreme financial risk-taking, combined with the effects of the pandemic, may spell disaster for the U.S. economy.

The latest Crosscut/Elway poll found 72% of Democrats and 23% of Republicans are worried about the state’s reopening. Some want to reimpose restrictions.

How Crosscut was reminded the pandemic isn't the only crisis Seattle's trying to beat.

After a tumultuous spring, educators are adapting to a shifting learning landscape.

Can theories about the 2008 financial collapse shine a light on the COVID-19 slump?

As the moratorium nears expiration, landlords prepare to sue the state to roll back pandemic housing protections.

Whether our present predicament will last months or years sidesteps important questions about capitalism.

The pandemic wrecked the economy. The protests shook the city's soul. Now Mayor Durkan is staring down a dire future.

In the state with the most regressive tax system in the country, the Seattle City Council is weighing options for taxing large corporations.

Latinx community leaders say the agriculture industry and state officials have left workers unsafe and forgotten. 

The 5% decrease is a step toward closing the city's $378 million budget gap, but also less than the 50% cut protesters are demanding.

Similar groups have returned to Asian-American communities across the country in response to property damage and racist incidents.

Tax increases and budget cuts for Washington could be on the horizon during a legislative special session.