PROFILE
FROM David Roberts
How has the response to Hurricane Harvey been? President Trump on down react to the enormous disaster.
President Trump's advisers are split on Paris Climate Accord There’s disagreement within the Trump White House over whether the U.S. should stay in the Paris climate agreement. A group of nearly two dozen senators is urging the president to back out of the agreement.
Solar Power v. Power Companies Solar power: it’s not just for rich hippies anymore. Solar has gotten cheaper, better, and easier to install in recent years. It’s a win for everyone: manufacturers, consumers, and the environment. Everyone, that is, except the traditional power companies. In many states, utilities view renewable power as a threat and they’re fighting to limit it. Here in California, utility giant PG&E is looking to reduce financial incentives to go solar.
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Unraveling In a lot of ways, menopause is like puberty. Your hormones are changing and setting off a whole host of bodily changes. It’s something that happens to half the population, but still, it’s full of mysteries. In this episode we hear from Lisa Hartman and another women who you’ve heard from once before. To learn more and to share your own story, visit our Facebook group www.facebook.com/groups/BodiesPodcast/ .
Remembering Palm Springs fashion icon Jonathan Skow, aka Mr. Turk Fashion designer Jonathan Skow, aka Mr. Turk, died Friday in Los Angeles at the age of 55. His flagship store is at the heart of Palm Springs’ design district, and he and his wife Trina Turk are key figures in the design and architecture community. We remember him and his contribution to the city he loved.
Why is the U.S. so tied to Saudi Arabia? Reports of Jamal Khashoggi’s torture inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul are disturbing, but the Trump administration is still siding with the Saudis. We talk about how Saudi Arabia became so important to the U.S.
Spying in LA Has the CIA taken over local policing? Activist Jamie Garcia discusses how technologies launched by the CIA, NSA and the Pentagon to spy on terrorists are radically altering crime-fighting in Los Angeles and local communities in a “predictive policing” program that ends up targeting black and brown communities.