Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Update from Standing Rock, and Governor Brown's environmental record
The Trump administration has allowed construction to resume on the Dakota Access Pipeline, so the opposition has asked a court to intervene. A watchdog group has issued California Governor Jerry Brown critical grades on the environment.
By Madeleine Brand • • 51m ListenPhoto credit: A man holds an American flag while marching with veterans and activists outside the Oceti Sakowin camp where "water protectors" continue to demonstrate against plans to pass the Dakota Access pipeline adjacent to the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S., December 5, 2016. (Stephen Yang/ Reuters)
In this episode
5 storiesThe battle over Access Pipeline continues
This week, Energy Transfer Partners resumed construction on the North Dakota Access Pipeline, which had been on hold since December. Now the Standing Rock Sioux are asking a court to halt the pipeline again. Arguments in that case are set for Monday.
Read the story8 minHow green is Governor Brown?
California Governor Jerry Brown has positioned himself as a leader in fighting climate change. But Consumer Watchdog has a new report questioning whether Brown’s environmental actions live up to the hype.
Read the story8 minHow Federal law protects Backpage.com as place for underage sex trafficking
Backpage.com makes a lot of money adverstising sex, and those ads often feature underage trafficked girls. Years of litigation have failed to find Backpage liable.
Read the story13 minIs '50 Shades Darker' steamy or tedious?
Our movie critics review new films, including the sequel to “Fifty Shades of Grey;” “A United Kingdom,” a love story starring David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike; and the much anticipated “The Lego Batman Movie.”
Read the story12 minRemembering the Black Cat protest for gay rights, 50 years later
In 1967, undercover cops raided a New Year’s Eve party at the Black Cat Tavern in Silver Lake, arresting gay patrons. Neighborhood activists then gathered for a gay rights demonstration at the bar. The 50th anniversary of the protest is Saturday.
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