Much of the conversation has revolved around what some consider immediate threats: state legislatures seeking to curtail voting, disinformation campaigns warping the electorate,  disgruntled voters storming the U.S. Capitol. Subscribe to Crosscut Talks...

Most of us aren’t in a position to do much about this directly. But for policymakers whose decisions shape the economy, this is a serious and practical question. It’s one that arises...

Jayapal's work as a change-maker began around the turn of the millenium, when activists were largely set apart from the government, applying pressure from the outside. But over the course of two...

The Civil War was obviously the most consequential of those conflicts and, for much of American history, the conventional wisdom has held that  the war’s conclusion resolved some of the most pressing...

Is the GOP in free fall, doomed to shatter once it hits bottom? Is the party still in the early stages of a painful but necessary transformation? Or is it only the Republicans...

After every census, legislative and congressional districts are redrawn to ensure each has about the same number of people. In some states this is a partisan, gerrymandered, undemocratic mess. But in Washington...

Two other potential factors in that decision have yet to secure their place on the ballot.Consider the proposed Compassion Seattle charter amendment, perhaps the biggest driver of discussion of the early election...

Of course, division is nothing new. Political and social strife is woven into the history of American life, a counterweight to the lofty idea of national unity that is central to the...