What's next for LA Weekly after staff gets slashed?

Nov. 30, 2017

From this Episode:

GOP tax bill: What's in it that has nothing to do with taxes?

Republicans are debating the provisions of their tax bill on the Senate floor t oday. We’ve been hearing a lot of argument over who benefits from the tax cuts.

8 min

With one reporter left at LA Weekly, what's next for the paper?

Wednesday, new owners at the LA Weekly laid off nine of the paper’s 13 editorial staffers. There isn’t much clarity on what’s next for the publication.

7 min

Mayor Garcetti: LA is taking new urgent approach to homelessness

As of the latest homeless count, 58,000 people are on the streets of greater Los Angeles. Why aren’t city and county leaders responding with the urgency of a natural...

8 min

Judithe Hernandez: Inside the Chicano art movement

In 1968, Judithe Hernandez was 20 years old, just when the Chicano movement was forming. “It was such an exciting time,” she says, “being part of it just seemed normal,...

15 min

NYT best books of the year

The New York Times has put out its picks for the 10 best books of 2017.

8 min

Credits

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Gina Pollack, Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Quinn O'Toole