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Week in Review: Free college, freaky fish and fighting Nazis

caption: L-R: Ijeoma Oluo, Sydney Brownstone, C.R. Douglas, Bill Radke
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L-R: Ijeoma Oluo, Sydney Brownstone, C.R. Douglas, Bill Radke

The true damage of Hurricane Harvey is still unknown, but does that mean you have to wait to criticize some of the victims?

Counter-protestors committed violence against Nazi and white supremacists in Berkeley last weekend; are they doing the right thing or only hurting their cause?

Jenny Durkan has cribbed notes from Bernie Sanders and is offering a plan for free college, but is that enough to win over the political left?

And is the accidental release of tens of thousands of farmed salmon truly a state of emergency or should we throw cold water on those warnings?

Listen to the show on Fridays at noon and join the conversation on Twitter using #KUOWwir.

Get caught up on the news:Bloomberg: Harvey Wasn’t Just Bad Weather. It Was Bad City PlanningWashington Post: Black-clad antifa members attack peaceful right-wing demonstrators in BerkeleySeattle Times: Mayoral candidate Jenny Durkan pitches free community college tuition for Seattle high-school gradsKUOW: That Atlantic salmon farm was on its last legs — and Washington state knew it

Our panel this week:Bill Radke, @kuowradke, hostC.R. Douglas, @crdouglasq13fox, Q13 FOX News political analystSydney Brownstone, @sydbrownstone, reporter at The StrangerIjeoma Oluo, @ijeomaoluo, editor-at-large at The Establishment

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