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Legislative caucuses are off limits to the press and public, including anthropologists.

State Sen. Andy Hill, a prototypical Washington legislator: white, male, well-educated and well to do. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Laws about taxing or not taxing online sales are an example of a cultural invention that dictates the way we view and behave in the "real" world.

Facial expressions and posture send signals about relationships and power dynamics.

An anthropologist in the capital, studying state lawmakers in their natural habitat.

Seattle City Council candidate Venus Velázquez (top) and Seattle School Board candidate Maria Ramirez.

The annual ranking's cover, and Reed College President Colin Diver.

The popular SeaSk8 skateboard park at Seattle Center, before it was torn down for a parking garage. (City of Seattle)

Dealing with homelessness and its attendant problems have become a focus of Northwest cities' social agendas