As transition hangs in the balance, a nation in zero gravity
In which Merriam-Webster searches for “fascism,” “sedition,” and “coup” skyrocket. Double-dutching in and out of the Paris Climate Agreement. And this week’s chat with Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan.
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Marco Lowe, Powershift
In his new book Powershift, Seattle University professor Marco Lowe says that the presidential transition period is “zero gravity” for a new administration to come to life. But what does that look like in 2020, when a lame duck incumbent is refusing to concede that he lost?
Can we just rejoin the Paris agreement?
Joe Biden has sworn to rejoin the Paris Climate Accord on his first day in office. That’s the easy part, says Grist’s Shannon Osaka. The hard part is what comes next.
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan 11.12
Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot just called on people to stay home for non-essential reasons: stop having guests over, cancel your Thanksgiving plans. Is that coming to Seattle? We asked Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan, and took your calls.
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Bill Radke
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Bill hosts Week In Review and Words in Review. After starting with KUOW as a University of Washington student in 1985, Bill was KUOW's morning host in the '90s and the creator of past show, Rewind, a news-satire show heard on KUOW and nationwide on NPR. Bill moved away to Southern California to host American Public Media's Weekend America and Marketplace Morning Report and returned to KUOW in 2012.
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