Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Drought, CEO Pay and LA's Union Station
State-wide drought, income inequality, animal legal rights, Union Station turns 75, and our weekly film roundup.
By Madeleine Brand • • 51m ListenWe know there’s a state-wide drought. Are we supposed to be rationing our water use? A new bill in the California State Senate creates a tax incentive for corporations willing to reduce the wage gap between CEOs and average workers. Will that fly? Citizen Canine: a family’s fight over who gets the golden retriever highlights the shift happening in animals’ legal rights. In our weekly round-up of the movies: the latest Spider-Man installment, the cast of the latest Star Wars revealed, and remembering Bob Hoskins. Finally, LA’s iconic Union Station turns 75.
Banner Image: A dry riverbed in California; Credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
