Documentary director and writer of Bully
Lee Hirsch on KCRW
More from KCRW
Garcetti criticizes Caruso and Bass on homelessness. How do they respond?
HomelessnessMayoral candidates Rick Caruso and Karen Bass defend their plans of quickly moving tens of thousands of unhoused people indoors if elected.
Outdoor watering ban amid heat wave: What happens if Angelenos don’t follow it?
EnvironmentA major water utility in Southern California has asked 4 million of its customers to stop watering their yards for two weeks while the company repairs a pipe.
$3 billion more US aid to Ukraine. When might Americans say enough?
NationalPanelists discuss Biden’s decision to send $3 billion more in aid to Ukraine, new information on classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, and student debt cancellation.
Why ‘zero tolerance’ didn’t stop immigrants from coming to US
ImmigrationThe Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy split up thousands of families.
CDC admits it was too slow to respond to COVID, monkeypox
Health & WellnessHow will the CDC change to prevent future public health crises? And how is the U.S. addressing monkeypox outbreaks and vaccine availability?
LA mayoral candidates’ USC controversies: Are voters paying close attention?
Los AngelesIn the race to become LA’s next mayor, Congresswoman Karen Bass and businessman Rick Caruso are trading barbs over their history with scandal-plagued USC.
Russian and western leaders squandered Mikhail Gorbachev’s legacy. Now we’re all paying the price.
InternationalKatrina vanden Heuvel, editorial director and publisher of The Nation, remembers the Russian leader—whom she called a friend—as a committed pro-peace thinker, on this week’s “Scheer…
Venice Boardwalk: Tourists are back, but not their dollars
Business & EconomyDespite crowds, some businesses on the Venice Beach Boardwalk say inflation and the end of stimulus checks mean summer visitors aren’t spending like they used to.