Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Immigration Bills Stall, the Suicide Gene and Movie Marketing
Can this Congress get anything done? Republicans withdrew a border control funding bill yesterday. Was it another Tea Party success? Will the GOP leadership try again today? And a new study finds a gene connected with suicide. Could it lead to a suicide blood test?
By Madeleine Brand • • 51m ListenToday on Press Play, Congress still hasn’t passed an immigration border bill. House Republicans withdrew a funding bill yesterday. Can they make it happen today? Will it be DOA with Democrats? Did Congress get anything done this session? Is there a suicide gene, and could it lead to a suicide blood test? In our weekly film round-up, Marvel’s latest, “Guardians of the Galaxy,” and a James Brown biopic, “Get On Up.” And the cost of marketing movies is exploding: how much do you need to spend to get the word out...around the world?
Banner Image: US Border warning sign, by Makaristos
