Press Play with Madeleine Brand
How a trade war with China could hurt California
Donald Trump is talking about a 45 percent tariff on imported goods from China, and he’s picked a China hardliner to run the National Trade Council. How will that affect California’s tech, film and food products? Also, the town of Clovis won $22 million in a case against Shell. And we learn why some rural men who identify as straight are having sex with each other.
By Madeleine Brand • • 49m ListenPicture courtesy of futureatlas.com
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5 storiesWhat happens to California if there's a trade war with China?
Donald Trump is talking about a 45 percent tariff on imported goods from China. He’s picked a China hardliner to run the National Trade Council. How will that affect California’s tech, film and food products?
Read the story9 minCalifornia town wins major court victory against Shell Oil Co.
A jury awarded the tiny town of Clovis $22 million over the cleanup of a toxic chemical found in the city’s drinking water wells. The case is one of a few dozen that have been filed against Shell and Dow Chemical in California since 2000.
Read the story6 minWhy are straight rural men are having sex with men?
New research finds that some men who consider themselves straight are having regular sex with other men. This is in conservative suburban neighborhoods, biker gangs and rural America.
Read the story8 minHoliday films, from action to indie
Our film critics review “Passengers,” starring Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt; “Fences,” adapted from the Pulitzer Prize winning play by August Wilson; “Ordinary Women,” an indie set in 1970s Santa Barbara; and more.
Read the story15 minHow the McRib became a cult holiday favorite
A Santa Clarita woman became obsessed with the McRib. She lobbied to have it reinstated at her local Mcdonald’s.
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