How much power does President Trump have? Less than you might think Kim Malcolm talks with University of Washington law professors Lisa Manheim and Kathryn Watts about their new book, "The Limits of Presidential Power: A... Kim Malcolm Andy Hurst
Carmen Maria Machado's 'The Husband Stitch' There have been so many momentous days recently. Today, for instance, women around the U.S. and the world (and their allies) are participating in the... John O'Brien
Ijeoma Oluo: MLK and ‘an anger born from love’ This year will mark the 50 th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Today, the United States celebrates the birth of the great... John O'Brien
How Daniel Ellsberg learned to start worrying and hate the bomb The acronym MAD stands for mutual assured destruction. The concept has been a cornerstone of U.S. military security policy since the creation of nuclear... John O'Brien
Maria Hinojosa on due process, 'crimigration' and detention camps in the U.S. Maria Hinojosa and her team at Latino USA have been reporting on how Latinos and Hispanics experience and impact the United States since 1992. That... John O'Brien
Tom Hanks has two Best Actor Oscars, and it turns out he’s a writer, too And now for something maybe completely unexpected. Tom Hanks wrote a book. The prolific actor credits writer and filmmaker Nora Ephron with encouraging... John O'Brien
Khizr Khan on love, loss and the Constitution Khizr Khan is an American citizen of Pakistani descent. He is perhaps most famous for the fact that he carries a copy of the U.S. Constitution in his... John O'Brien
The da Vinci lesson: What really matters is being creative Looking back at a year that was tumultuous in so many ways, this talk by author Walter Isaacson stands out as something that has almost nothing to do... John O'Brien
Before 2017 ends, read one of these new books 2017 was a tough year in many ways, but there was one good thing about it. The books. Authors gave us plenty of profound, thoughtful and wonderful... KUOW Staff
Hillary Clinton: ‘I still find hope everywhere’ There’s a rap against Hillary Rodham Clinton: that she’s cold, robotic. That was certainly not the persona she presented on her visit to Seattle this... John O'Brien