Producer Chris Carey's new reality TV series, Airline, follows the day-to-day happenings of Southwest Airlines employees and passengers. Hear NPR's Brian Naylor and Carey.
Sure, there are some in Washington hoping to enrich themselves with federal contracts and to corruptly influence policy, but many are drawn, as one resident says, to make the world a better place.
Politicians running for office often call Washington a swamp filled with inefficient bureaucrats and leeches. But many in the capital have devoted themselves to making government a tool for good.
The next round of sanctions from the White House targets banks and export controls, which would cut Russia off from critical technology such as semiconductors.