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California DACA recipient fights for permanent fix

Hosted by Madeleine Brand Feb. 14, 2018

Photo of Andrea Ortiz in Washington DC courtesy of Ortiz.

From this Episode:

DACA recipient empties her savings account to travel to DC for immigration debate

This week, the Senate is debating and voting on an immigration bill -- or bills. Any senator can offer a proposal and then call for a vote. It’s kind of free-for-all, and...

11 min, 2 sec

Eight border wall prototypes: Works of art in themselves?

Eight giant prototypes of the US-Mexico border wall have been built on the San Diego side of the border. Swiss artist Christoph Büchel has created a tour for people to view...

7 min, 29 sec

Bribery allegations against Netanyahu involve an Israeli who makes movies in LA

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is accused accepting nearly $300,000 in gifts from an Israeli billionaire movie producer -- in exchange for helping him secure a...

9 min, 14 sec

'The Loving Generation' explores what it means to be biracial

In 1967 the Supreme Court legalized interracial marriage. The case was called Loving v. Virginia. Richard and Mildred Loving sued the state of Virginia for not allowing them...

13 min

The delights of watching cross country skiing at the Olympics

Tuesday was an exciting day at the halfpipe, with Shaun White winning his third gold medal. But what you might not have heard about is the exciting night at the Alpensia...

7 min, 12 sec

Credits

Host:
Madeleine Brand

Producers:
Gina Pollack, Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Quinn O'Toole, Yael Even Or

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