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David Brewster
David Brewster founded Crosscut. He is now the director of Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum.
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Politics
Seattle mayoral hunger games: What kind of mayor do we need next?
Don't get your hopes up for real change, since we favor "hedge politics" in these parts, tamping down bold ideas. A look at the early dynamics of the race.
Politics
Two ways to solve our fiscal blues boldly
What about deep reforms, such as less subsidy of red states by blue ones, and retargeting poverty programs to the poor?
Town Hall Seattle, and lessons from the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah Sheffer, the beloved guiding spirit of Symphony Space in Manhattan, had a lot to teach Seattle's Town Hall in its early days.
Politics
The state GOP: Down for the count?
Washington state will be a one-party state for quite a while, as the GOP strategy of rebuilding from the governor's mansion ran into the tide of states tilting decisively to one side. Here are some ways to avoid the lazy politics of single-party rule.