Business WaPo: Amazon near deal to bring HQ2 to Northern Virginia Will Amazon build its second headquarters in Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia, just south of Washington D.C.? Washington Post reporter Jonathan O'Connell tells about that prospect. Angela King Jason Pagano
Technology What if Alexa broke up with Seattle? Some have suggested that Amazon might move its mighty artificial intelligence division elsewhere. But the roots of AI in the Seattle region predate Amazon. And Seattle's AI industry, in turn, has become bigger than Amazon. Joshua McNichols
Technology How to be a good citizen in the era of 'Big Tech' Jamie Susskind looks at how 21st century technology is changing who has power and how they wield that power. He asks, how might society demand big tech companies use their power to benefit citizens? Alison Bruzek Bill Radke
Business Poaching in Seattle's tech industry creates 'virtuous cycle' of employees But it could all go away. Joshua McNichols
This week we ask, does Kavanaugh have the votes? Bill Radke reviews the week's news with journalist Joni Balter, Crosscut columnist Knute Berger, Seattle Times technology reporter Rachel Lerman. Bill Radke Alison Bruzek
Business Amazon Sets $15 Minimum Wage For U.S. Employees, Including Temps The retail giant, run by the world's richest man, was criticized earlier this year after revealing its workers' median pay was $28,446. Bill Chappell
Arts & Life Is the marketplace messing up social change? Author Anand Giridharadas on what happens when wealth meets social change Sonya Harris
Business Canadian shoppers use Washington border towns for Prime orders Amazon customers and other mail-order patrons are turning small towns on the northern border into the P.O. box for Canada. Tom Banse
Government Week In Review live from the Neptune Theatre! Bill Radke was joined on stage by New York Times bestselling author Ijeoma Oluo, C.R. Douglas, political analyst for Q13 and Geekwire's Civic Innovation Editor Monica Nickelsburg. Bill Radke Amina Al-Sadi
