Press Play with Madeleine Brand
El Chapo's Escape, L.A. County Jail Indictments, and Insectophilia
Just 16 months after his capture, the leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel, El Chapo, has escaped from prison in Mexico for the second time. What are the ramifications for Mexico and Mexico’s relationship with the U.S.? And, in the West, we don’t generally eat insects, or play with them, or keep them as pets. But in Japan… they do.
By Madeleine Brand • • 51m ListenJust 16 months after his capture, the leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel, El Chapo, has escaped from prison in Mexico for the second time. What are the ramifications for Mexico and Mexico’s relationship with the U.S.? And an inmate in the L.A. County Jail says he was handcuffed for 32 hours without food and given only a cup of water. Now ten jail employees have been relieved of duty pending an investigation. Next, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker became the 15th Republican to enter the presidential race today. Candidates on both sides are competing over who’s going to do the most for the middle class. But how convincing are they? Then, in the West, we don’t generally eat insects, or play with them, or keep them as pets. But in Japan… they do. Finally, Comic-Con is usually in the spotlight for movie news, but television made a strong showing this year, with exclusives and a standing ovation for ABC’s new Muppets show.
Banner Image: Mexico's Attorney General Arely Gomez Gonzalez (2nd R) looks into the entrance of a tunnel connected to the Altiplano Federal Penitentiary and used by drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman to escape, in Almoloya de Juarez, on the outskirts of Mexico City, July 12, 2015. Mexico’s most notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, broke out of a high-security prison on Saturday night for the second time, escaping in a tunnel built right under his cell, and heaping embarrassment on President Enrique Pena Nieto. REUTERS/PGR - Attorney General's Office/Handout via Reuters
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5 storiesEl Chapo on the Run
Just 16 months after his capture, the leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel, El Chapo, has escaped from prison in Mexico for the second time. What are the ramifications for Mexico and Mexico’s relationship with the U.S.?
Read the story9 minL.A. County Jail Indictments
An inmate in the L.A. County Jail says he was handcuffed for 32 hours without food and given only a cup of water. Now ten jail employees have been relieved of duty pending an investigation. The FBI also has an ongoing investigation the treatment of inmates in LA County jails.
Read the story9 minGOP Roundup
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker became the 15th Republican to enter the presidential race today, selling himself as a Beltway outsider who’s not afraid to fight the establishment. Candidates on both sides are competing over who’s going to do the most for the middle class and push back against society’s elite. But how convincing are they?
Read the story11 minCan the West Overcome Its Insectophilia?
In the West, we don’t generally eat insects, or play with them, or keep them as pets. We don’t go on beetle-watching tours, and kids don’t buy insect collecting kits at the dollar store, let alone live creepy-crawlies from vending machines at the local 7-Eleven. But in Japan… they do .
Read the story13 minTV: Comic-Con Roundup, and Mid-Summer Favorites
Comic-Con is usually in the spotlight for movie news, but television made a strong showing this year, with exclusives and a standing ovation for ABC’s new Muppets show. That and more in our weekly TV roundup.
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