Latest in Crosscut Festival

A trauma surgeon and an activist meet on the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival stage and find common ground during a live podcast taping with Malcolm Gladwell.

Catch up on every session, featuring speakers such as Malcolm Gladwell, Lindy West and Ta-Nehisi Coates, on our weekly festival podcast.

Former Congressman Will Hurd's reboot formula includes stopping election denial and making effort to appeal to skeptical party members.

Three education experts discuss how young people can find postgrad success (and it's not a 'one-size-fits-all' approach).

The Washington congressman said a Ukrainian offensive could beat Moscow’s forces back and have them at the bargaining table by the fall.

After the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act, Barack Obama's attorney general leapt into action.

The 45th president's personal lawyer and “fixer” pulls no punches about shady dealings and ongoing legal troubles.

Ranked-choice voting is a way out of paralyzing hyperpartisanship, said the 2020 presidential candidate.

The host of the New York Times' podcast The Daily explains why covering falsehoods is an existential problem for journalism.

The final day of the festival is an all-day in-person event, featuring former Trump attorney Michael Cohen, author Ibram X. Kendi and more.