American Apparel just laid off 500 workers. Are the company’s troubles a cautionary tale about local manufacturing or simply a story of bad management? Then, the 1990s are coming back to haunt Hillary Clinton. What’s the legacy of her husband’s 1996 welfare reform act? Next, a profile of Silicon Valley billionaire Sean Parker, who announced today he’s donating $250 million to cancer research. After that, Madeleine speaks to the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright who wrote a show currently running at the Mark Taper Forum. And finally, a cooking debate. What’s better, making food from the head or from the heart?
What Big Layoffs at American Apparel Mean for Manufacturing in Los Angeles?
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