Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Accusations of racism on the campaign trail
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are each calling the other a racist. Will this help their low favorability ratings? And Facebook has become a new front in the political wars.
By Madeleine Brand • • 53m ListenDonald Trump and Hillary Clinton are essentially calling the other a racist. Will this help their low favorability ratings?
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5 storiesPresidential candidates accuse each other of racism
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton traded accusations of racism in speeches yesterday. As the election enters the final trimester the presidential race is dominated not by talk of policy, but which candidate is the real racist. While Clinton has a slight lead in most recent polls, both candidates have low favorability ratings.
Read the story10 minWhat political coverage looks like on Facebook
A few independent citizens around the country have been running huge hyper-partisan media machines from their garages and home offices in the form of memes that are taking over Facebook feeds on the left and right. These memes are being shared and viewed millions of times every day.
Read the story11 minPresident Obama expands the Hawaiian Marine Monument
A campaign to stop the expansion of a massive marine monument around the Hawaiian islands has failed. President Obama quadrupled the size of it today. It’s now twice the size of the state of Texas. Many conservationists are celebrating the move. But many native Hawaiians and some local lawmakers see this as a federal land – or ocean – grab.
Read the story9 minBorn Bright’ and the challenges of escaping poverty
Nicole Mason was born in Compton. Her mother was 16 years old and a high school dropout. Her father was a small-time drug dealer who left when Nicole was young. No one in her family had finished high school. Today, Mason has a PhD and is a social scientist who focuses on issues of poverty and economic security.
Read the story14 minFriday Film: ‘Southside With You,’ ‘Don’t Breathe’
This weekend’s releases include “Southside With You,” a film that imagines the first date between a young Barack Obama and his wife-to-be Michelle Robinson. Also “Don’t Breathe,” a horror film in which three desperate young people think they can make some easy money by robbing a blind guy, and boy did they pick the wrong blind guy!
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