Summary: <p>FALLOUT: CHICAGO'S TEACHERS GO ON STRIKE: Teachers in Chicago, home of the third-largest public school system in the country, went on strike on Monday. The labor disagreement marks one of the most high-profile battles over education reform to date. It's a debate that's pitted teachers unions against local governments across the country, including in D.C. We examine the issues in dispute, and what's at stake for the broader national debate in Chicago. (23 min.) RED HOT PATRIOT: KATHLEEN TURNER: Oscar-nominated actress Kathleen Turner is in D.C. for a star turn in a one-woman show on the life of firebrand journalist Molly Ivins. An unapologetic liberal in deep-red Texas, Ivins took on politicos with her trademark razor-sharp wit and intelligence. Of one Texas legislator, she wrote: "If his IQ slipped any lower, they'd have to water him twice a day." In her life and in her writing, Ivins above all aimed to make us care — and to act, a trait shared by the actress portraying her. We talk with Turner about Ivins and her career in acting and activism. (26 min.)</p>
