Opinion Boom or bust, Seattle is a city of big ideas Through good times and bad, the city has proven that it can rethink, retool and rebuild. by Knute Berger / May 2, 2019
Culture Meet the Metropolitans: Seattle’s first world champions VIDEO: A century ago, Seattle's hockey team was the best in the world. But it was no match for the Spanish flu, or plans for a downtown parking garage. by Knute Berger / April 24, 2019
Politics The last time a guy from Washington ran for president What Jay Inslee can learn from former Sen. Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson, who mounted his own presidential run. by Knute Berger / March 8, 2019
Opinion Washington's urban and rural communities need one another Republicans and Democrats need to find ways to work together to the benefit of both parties constituents. by Knute Berger / March 4, 2019
Opinion Can we define political centrism before it becomes meaningless? The middle ground in American politics today really needs some defining. by Knute Berger / February 22, 2019
Opinion Whitman controversy makes its way to Olympia A legislator has introduced a bill that seeks to remove statues of Washington pioneer Marcus Whitman from Statuary Hall. by Knute Berger / January 25, 2019
Culture Bye, Seattle: 7 cities you should move to For those Seattleites ready to throw in the towel, why not try relocating to Burien or Bellingham? by Knute Berger / January 22, 2019
Opinion Seattle’s racist roots and the battle to recognize MLK Opponents of renaming King County questioned the civil rights hero's relevance and the cost of new logos. by Knute Berger / January 21, 2019
Opinion How a trip through Seattle helped World War I supply lines The skills many learned during the Klondike Gold Rush served many well nearly two decades later. by Knute Berger / January 16, 2019
Opinion For Seattle, Viadoom gridlock is history repeated The Period of Maximum Constraint will test our mobility creativity — and it's not unprecedented. by Knute Berger / January 3, 2019
Opinion Seattle loses its chronicler of vice: journalist Rick Anderson The veteran writer who revealed Seattle's underbelly has died at 77. by Knute Berger / December 27, 2018
Opinion Wrecking balls in Seattle and climate catastrophe in the Salish Sea Crosscut’s annual Heritage Turkeys of the Year — from Aberdeen to Seattle to the sea. by Knute Berger / December 27, 2018
Opinion Rainier Club: Where influence runneth over — but not by everyone Mossback joins the Rainier Club, a prestigious downtown club where the titans of local industry once held sway. by Knute Berger / December 7, 2018
Opinion How Bob Woodward handles Trump, Watergate and ‘Fear’ In an interview at the Paramount, the famed journalist gave insight into two scandal-plagued presidents: Nixon and Trump. by Knute Berger / December 4, 2018
Opinion Seattle should ditch the nasty in its next election Open minds and thicker skins would help a city where ideological beliefs tend to turn rigid. by Knute Berger / November 28, 2018