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How’s our country's health care? Not the worst, or the best Aug 13, 2020

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Dr. Ezekiel (Zeke) Emanuel is an oncologist, a medical ethicist, and the author of Which Country Has the World's Best Healthcare? One simple answer to the question his book poses is, not the world’s two superpowers.

Lyric World presents poetry of loss and collective grief Aug 06, 2020

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‘Elegies ceased being / elegant.’

Race and justice in journalism, with Nikole Hannah-Jones Jul 30, 2020

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In this conversation, journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones discusses how reporters and editors of color are underrepresented in newsrooms. She addresses the idea of objectivity in journalism, which she refers to as the “objectivity fallacy,” and how it impacts journalists of color. The question of reparations for descendants of enslaved people is also explored, with reference to Hannah-Jones’ recent essay What Is Owed.

Ijeoma Oluo on Seattle: ‘We are NOT a liberal city’ Jul 26, 2020

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More than talk, Ijeoma Oluo wants action and what is owed to people of color

Speakers Forum: Jayapal and the politics of empathy and advocacy Jul 16, 2020

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Representative Pramila Jayapalread from her new book and was interviewed by Seattle Times columnist Naomi Ishisaka on July 1. Town Hall Seattle presented the livestreamed event.

‘A crisis of welcome.’ Sonia Shah on The Next Great Migration Jul 09, 2020

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Sonia Shah’s latest book is The Next Great Migration: The Beauty and Terror of Life on the Move. She talked about her book in this Town Hall Seattle live streaming event on June 29.

What’s in store in the coming election? NPR reporters help us look ahead Jul 03, 2020

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Excerpts from KUOW's YouTube series Inside 2020, concerning the November elections.

Solastalgia and you. ‘The pain was necessary to know the truth.’ Jun 25, 2020

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Dr. Jennifer Atkinson shares strategies for handling existential distress caused by environmental change

A friendship today could keep the doctor away Jun 17, 2020

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Before you delete that friend or family member off your social media, you might want to consider your health.

‘I know it’s going to sound crazy:’ How one man exposed government surveillance Jun 11, 2020

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“I’m a member of the intelligence community… I have an explosive story about a threat to democracy."

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