Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Gags on scientists, executive orders on immigration
The Badlands National Park Twitter account was scrubbed of tweets mentioning climate change, and the EPA and USDA are also grappling with new climate directives. President Trump is also interested in reviving the so-called CIA black sites abroad to hold terrorism suspects, and signed executive orders on the US-Mexico border wall and sanctuary cities.
By Madeleine Brand • • 50m ListenPicture courtesy of Badlands National Park
In this episode
5 storiesAre black sites a prelude to return of harsh interrogation techniques?
The president is interested in reviving the so-called CIA black sites abroad to hold terrorism suspects.
Read the story8 minUS scientists face gag orders
The Badlands National Park Twitter account was scrubbed of tweets mentioning climate change. Other agencies like the EPA and USDA are also grappling with new climate directives.
Read the story8 minCalifornia State Senate leader on Trump's border wall
President Donald Trump signed executive orders on building a wall along the US- Mexico border and on punishing sanctuary cities. What does this mean for Los Angeles?
Read the story9 minSappy songs with Alan Cumming
The cabaret show “Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs” is coming to Disney Hall this Sunday, where he channels musicians like Rufus Wainwright.
Read the story14 minRemembering Mary Tyler Moore
Mary Tyler Moore died today at 80 years old. She won Emmys for her role on The Dick Van Dyke show in the early 60s, playing a perky housewife. Then she was a working woman on her own self-titled show, becoming a TV icon.
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