Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Can a short-term fix help long-term homelessness?
Los Angeles County leans on a temporary rental voucher program that critics call a short-term fix.
By Madeleine Brand • • 49m ListenLos Angeles County leans on a temporary rental voucher program that critics call a short-term fix.
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5 storiesHow the Writers Guild protest could change the industry
There is still no progress in the talks between writers and their agents about a new code of conduct. Usually, on the same side as their agents, now writers say that some agents are making money packaging deals at the expense of writers’ fees.
Read the story13 minCan the president preemptively pardon someone?
President Trump appears to be still considering a plan to shut down the southern border.
Read the story8 minFire at Notre-Dame: what that means for Paris and the rest of the world
The Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris is burning. The world has just watched its spire fall. The cause of the fire is still unknown. The building of the gothic structure was completed in 1345.
Read the story7 minLA officials are housing more homeless people than ever before, but how?
Relly Brown’s ground-floor apartment near MacArthur Park still resembles the hotel room it once was: four walls, no kitchen and a mattress that takes up half the floor.
Read the story8 minLil Nas X’s ‘Old Town Road’ and the cultural significance of black country music
The number one track on the Billboard Top 100 Chart right now is called Old Town Road with Lil Nas X.
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