Boeing's ultimatum: “They can't survive it if they don't fix it”
Boeing’s signature jet may be grounded, but revelations about its most recent crash continue to swirl. At least one presidential hopeful wants to break up Amazon: is that necessary (or realistic)? And one woman’s story of honesty at long last about her OCD.
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What happened at Boeing, and what's next?
The 737 MAX jet is Boeing’s best-selling plane – and it’s been grounded around the world after two deadly crashes in five months. The FAA is the regulator that certifies Boeing jets as safe, but its delegation of certification duties to Boeing itself has left the fox guarding the henhouse, says the Seattle Times’ Dominic Gates. Wall Street Journal reporter Andy Pasztor reports that at least one person who helped develop the jet has been subpoenaed.
Should Amazon go on the monopoly chopping block?
Amazon is spreading across the nation, across the internet, across the world! But not if Elizabeth Warren has her way. The senator and presidential hopeful says that Amazon has tipped the line into a monopoly – and she’s got a plan to take it apart. Denise Hearn is co-author of the book The Myth of Capitalism: Monopolies and the Death of Competition. Michael Mandell is the chief economic strategist at Progressive Policy Institute in DC.
Caroline Garry on OCD
If you don't have to tell people that you're dealing with a mental health challenge, why would you? Caroline Garry was able to "appear normal" – she knew how to get by. But now she’s telling her story, because there are a few things she wants you to understand.
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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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