Crosscut Festival Support for this article is provided by Crosscut Festival 2023. Robert Reich discusses new book, Crosscut Festival and more Robert Reich talks about his new book, 'The System'; his conversation at the Crosscut Festival; and more. by Caroline Gerdes / March 25, 2021
Crosscut Festival Support for this article is provided by Crosscut Festival 2023. Crosscut Festival 2021 headlined by trailblazing women Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Judy Woodruff and Jane Goodall are a few of the influential people attending this year’s virtual event. by Caroline Gerdes / March 22, 2021
Opinion Climate change got you down? There's a word for what you're feeling I lived through Katrina and mourn what was lost. Now, in a land vulnerable to wildfires, I fear for my new home in the Pacific Northwest. by Caroline Gerdes / September 11, 2019
Tech How the tech industry can solve its diversity problem Companies like Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook are overwhelmingly staffed by white males. What's to be done? by Caroline Gerdes / February 8, 2018
Tech How the gig economy is radically reshaping labor Companies like Uber, Postmates and TaskRabbit have given workers new freedom and flexibility, but what have they lost in the process? by Caroline Gerdes / February 8, 2018
Tech What it will take to win Amazon's HQ2 Are corporate tax breaks a smart investment to secure local jobs, or a giveaway of public money to private shareholders? by Caroline Gerdes / February 8, 2018
Politics How to stop future Harvey Weinsteins before they start “'How to not get raped' should not be the way we are going,” says UW campus activist Menosh ZA. "It’s about potential perpetrators." by Caroline Gerdes / February 8, 2018
Equity Building equity in schools haunted by racism How can we 'meet each kid, each student, where they’re at, and give each student what they need'? by Caroline Gerdes / February 7, 2018
Equity Time for a new sexual revolution? A Q&A with Vanessa Grigoriadis Grigoriadis answered a few questions for Crosscut about her book, how students can protect themselves and the #MeToo movement. by Caroline Gerdes / January 30, 2018
Politics Three White House alumni walk into a room... What's it like to be a White House speechwriter or a press secretary — to put words in the mouth of the world’s most powerful person? And what is it like to watch the person at the top ad-lib in a... by Caroline Gerdes / January 24, 2018