Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Julian Assange as a right-wing hero, and Steve Mnuchin's ties to foreclosures
We look at how Wikileaks founder Julian Assange went from villain to hero for Donald Trump and his supporters. Also, Trump’s Treasury Secretary pick ran a bank that allegedly broke state foreclosure laws.
By Madeleine Brand • • 50m ListenPicture courtesy of David G Silvers
In this episode
5 storiesJulian Assange: Hero of the right wing?
We look at how the Wikileaks founder went from villain to hero for Donald Trump and his supporters.
Read the story9 minBank headed by Treasury Secretary nominee allegedly broke foreclosure laws
A leaked memo from the state attorney general’s office says OneWest Bank, which Steven Mnuchin ran, may have broken state laws during the foreclosure crisis.
Read the story8 minSports roundup: Trojans, Rams, and Ronda Rousey
We discuss USC’s Rose Bowl win on Monday over Penn State; The Rams’ new $2.5 billion stadium; and Ronda Rousey’s loss to Amanda Nunes.
Read the story9 minWhere the new civil rights movement goes from here
Reporter Wesley Lowery talks about being on the endless police shootings beat and his new book, They Can’t Kill Us All: Ferguson, Baltimore, and a New Era in America’s Racial Justice Movement .
Read the story16 minIf Jack-in-the-Box tacos are so gross, why do we keep eating them?
They’ve been described as a wet envelope of cat food, so why do Americans gobble up more than 500 million of these tacos a year?
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