Vanderbilt University
Journalist and writer in residence at Vanderbilt University and a contributor to the New Yorker magazine
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Amanda Little
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FROM Amanda Little
Which Way, L.A.?
Will Desalination Defeat the Drought? The biggest desalination plant in the Northern Hemisphere will go on line in November — providing one tenth of the water supply for San Diego. Santa Barbara is getting a plant out of mothballs, and Huntington Beach wants to be next. No less than 15 legal challenges have been filed against the plant in Carlsbad , and all of them have been denied.
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To the Point
The longest US war: Will Trump send more troops to Afghanistan? The Trump White House is divided over the Pentagon's request for more troops in Afghanistan—where the US has been fighting for the past 16 years. Is there a formula -- either for "victory" or a political settlement? Is there an end in sight for America's longest war?
To the Point
Who's to blame for the opioid crisis? Some of the lawyers who took on Big Tobacco are now going after Big Pharma. It’s all about the deadly epidemic of opioid use. Are the drug companies to blame? What about the users? Later, on today’s Talking Point: making sense of Britain’s upset election.
Left, Right & Center
How was the trip? President Trump's travels got less fun as he went from the Middle East to Europe.
To the Point
Is the threat from Russia missing from the Russia meddling probe? There's much being made about the Trump administration's possible ties with Russia. But the bottom line is Russia's effort to influence American democracy. Do the President and his aides care enough to take action before voters go back to the polls?