Press Play with Madeleine Brand
As fires rage in the Amazon, the world’s richest countries pledge $20 million to help (but not the U.S.)
The three-day G7 summit ended today with not much to show for it. The most significant accomplishment was a pledge of $20 million to fight the fires in the Amazon jungle. That fund includes no money from the U.S.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThe three-day G7 summit ended today with not much to show for it. The most significant accomplishment was a pledge of $20 million to fight the fires in the Amazon jungle. That fund includes no money from the U.S. President Trump skipped the meeting on the crisis in the Amazon and climate change.
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Amazon.com sells thousands of products deemed unsafe- 0:00As fires rage in the Amazon, the world’s richest countries pledge $20 million to help (but not the U.S.)You’re reading this
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- 18:32California’s highest court says police departments may turn over information about officers' misconduct to prosecutors
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- 39:10The soaring popularity of Spanish language music on the radio
Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Michell Eloy
Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play
Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir
Associate producer
Aaron Blake
senior political reporter and author/host of “The Campaign Moment” newsletter and podcast for The Washington Post
The full episode
1 of 5Amazon.com sells thousands of products deemed unsafe- 0:00As fires rage in the Amazon, the world’s richest countries pledge $20 million to help (but not the U.S.)You’re reading this
- 8:28Trump allies unearth old social media posts to discredit journalists
- 18:32California’s highest court says police departments may turn over information about officers' misconduct to prosecutors
- 28:26Thousands of products for sale on Amazon don’t meet federal safety standards
- 39:10The soaring popularity of Spanish language music on the radio