The Supreme Court today upheld the Trump Administration travel ban, which primarily targets people from majority Muslim countries. AP reporter Mark Sherman put the decision into modern-day context. Then Bill Radke spoke to two people: one with memories of the past and one who fears for the future.
Tom Ikeda is the executive director at Densho, which is dedicated to preserving the stories of Japanese-Americans interned during World War II. And Sahar Fathi is a lawyer and board president of One America Votes, as well as an Iranian-American. Each spoke about the danger of forgetting the country's history, and the consequences of inaction when such programs begin to be implemented.
KUOW has a new podcast called Battle Tactics for Your Sexist Workplace. The first episode explores the pay gap; hosts Eula Scott Bynoe and Jeannie Yandel tackled the issue. (Hint: thinking of it as a single number is part of the problem.)