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Rent hike turns Eagle Rock bookstore into organizing hub
Read Books will close June 1. The shop is using its final weeks to organize around small business displacement.
Do trees burn houses? Or is it the other way around?
Surveying the trees that survived the fires of 2025, scientists update what we know about how and why cities burn.
The iconic Clifton's restaurant is closing
The owner says he can't continue doing business in Downtown Los Angeles.
Welcome to the City of Anxiety. L.A. quality of life is low.
LA County residents report record low satisfaction on UCLA's annual Quality of Life Index.
What’s in L.A. Mayor Karen Bass’s $15 billion budget plan?
LA Mayor Karen Bass's budget proposal prioritizes maintaining the status quo when it comes to city services and hiring more police officers.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Host Madeleine Brand looks at news, culture and emerging trends through the lens of Los Angeles.
NewsA Thriller? Or just Bad? We review the Michael Jackson biopic
Plus, the White House shifts the war on drugs and reclassifies medical marijuana, San Diego has so much water it's going to sell it to other states, and Evan Kleiman on how to make perfect fried rice.
NewsWhy Lena Dunham inspires so much hate, and love, as a millennial feminist
Plus, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco recently seized 650,000 ballots from last year’s election. A new investigation sheds light on why. And LAUSD bans digital devices for kindergartners and first-graders.
NewsLouise Erdrich’s remarkable encounters with the natural world
Plus, Xavier Becerra is the biggest beneficiary of Eric Swalwell’s stunning political collapse, surging in the latest polls. And a new study divides Shark Tank competitors into good and bad narcissists.
News‘Ramones’ turns 50: Punk producer Craig Leon’s stories from the studio
Plus, will Star Wars’ return to the big screen save theaters? A Texas man sues a California doctor for mailing his girlfriend mifepristone, and AI so powerful its maker is keeping it from the public.
Left, Right & Center
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Virginia Gives Democrats An Edge In Redistricting
The arms race to control Congress heats up after Virginians voted to redraw district maps. It gives Democrats the edge to flip several seats, but where does it end? Plus, Vice President J.D. Vance on the international stage, and the Make American Healthy Again movement is scrambling party lines.
By McKay Coppins • • 1h 0m Listen
Trump and Vance Pick a Fight with the Pope
Trump’s war in Iran has led to a battle for moral authority with Pope Leo. The Strait of Hormuz blockade could backfire in favor of China. Do recent elections signal a troubling trend for the MAGA movement? We also get a special tour inside the Supreme Court from Sarah Isgur.
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Trump Threatens An Apocalypse… To Maybe Get A Ceasefire?
President Trump threatened to end an entire civilization, and that got us a ceasefire with Iran. But it’s a fragile peace for now. Was that bluster successful, like the White House says, or reckless? Plus, Congress returns after a two-week break to that continuing stand-off on funding for Homeland Security. Also, how Artemis II can bring all of us together.By David Greene • • 1h 0m Listen
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