Educating an idealist on a messy world
How an idealist got caught up in the pragmatic slog of international policy. What teachers are paying to build supportive classrooms for your kids. And how Israel has made its way into American politics.
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Samantha Power, The Education of an Idealist
How high is the danger of war between Iran and Saudi Arabia? As the former American ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power is uniquely placed to answer that question. Her new memoir, The Education of an Idealist, talks about her experience in those green marbled halls.
Teacher classroom costs
Back in August, along with the field trip and immunization forms, you might have received a list of classroom supplies from your child’s school. A lot of those are utilitarian things, like staples and tissues. But some of the more elaborate classroom improvements cost money. Second grade teacher Morgan Leming of Whittier Elementary told Bill Radke what her classroom is like and what she spends on it.
Israeli politics, American ripple effects
The Israeli elections are tomorrow, and the outcome will affect the possibility of a two-state solution. How does that affect American politics? Noam Pianko is a professor at the Jackson School of International Studies, and director of the UW Stroum Center for Jewish Studies.
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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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