Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Remembering Rev. Pinckney, Racist Extremism and Supreme Court Decisions
We start today with a remembrance of Reverend Clementa Pinckney, one of the nine victims of last night’s shooting rampage in Charleston, South Carolina. Then, does alleged killer Dylan Roof’s apparent racism reflect a larger strain of violent extremism in our society, or only his own deranged thoughts?
By Madeleine Brand • • 51m ListenWe start today with a remembrance of Reverend Clementa Pinckney, one of the nine victims of last night’s shooting rampage in Charleston, South Carolina. Then, what do we know about alleged killer Dylann Roof’s apparent racism? Next, the U.S. Supreme Court came out with a string of decisions today. We round them up and talk about the impacts. In our weekly Internet news roundup, we catch up on the E3 tech convention and an exciting new emoji. And finally, FitBit went public today and it’s exceeding expectations. Can the startup keep it up?
