Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Is Russia Behind the DNC Email Hack?
Day 3 of the DNC is being dominated by talk that Russia was behind the hack of the Democratic party’s email servers. LA County Supervisors are scrapping a plan to tax pot for homeless services. A new animated adaption of the classic French children’s book The Little Prince is coming out soon. And artist Jeff Koons and the labor dispute with his assistants.
By Madeleine Brand • • 50m ListenDNC Day 3 has its share of heavy hitters giving speeches, but the focus has shifted to the possibility that Russia was behind the hack of the Democratic National Committee’s email servers. Donald Trump even went so far to say that Russia should try to find his rival Hillary Clinton’s missing State Department emails.
Here in LA County, the Board of Supervisors has scrapped a measure to tax pot for homeless services. Sheila Kuehl, the Supervisor who proposed the measure, is even in favor of scrapping it too.
A new animated adaptation of the classic French children’s book The Little Prince, comes out in early August, we’ll talk about it with the director.
And artist Jeff Koons, known for his colorful balloon sculptures, is having his bubble burst by a labor dispute among his assistants.
In this episode
5 storiesRussian Hackers and the DNC
American Intelligence agencies claim they have a “high confidence” that Russian hackers were involved in the hacking of DNC servers, which lead to the release of private emails by Wikileaks.
Read the story8 minPolitical Fallout of Hacked Emails
Day 3 of the DNC comes with no share of political intrigue. Will the alleged Russia angle to the DNC email hack have an impact on the Democratic convention and the race in general? Will Trump’s defense of his relationship with Russia give Hillary Clinton’s campaign attack fodder.
Read the story9 minTaxing Pot for Homeless Services
The LA County Board of Supervisors voted yesterday to scrap a measure that would have taxed pot sales to raise money to help deal with LA’s intractable homeless problem. The measure was initially proposed by Supervisor Sheila Kuehl. But yesterday she changed her mind and voted against it.
Read the story8 minThe Little Prince
A new animated adaption of the classic 1943 French children’s book The Little Prince, comes out in early August in theaters and on Netflix. The film stars Jeff Bridges, Rachel McAdams, Marion Cotillard, Paul Rudd, Benicio del Toro, and a long list of other well-known actors.
Read the story15 minArtist Jeff Koons's Workers
Artist Jeff Koons is famous for his exuberant and colorful balloon animal sculptures. But all that joy and whimsy has been popped by a reported labor dispute, which has put the artist at odds with the people who forge, assemble and paint his sculptures.
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