Press Play with Madeleine Brand
More and more LA renters take to activism
More than half the homes in L.A. are rented, which is the biggest share of any major American city. Most renters here spend at least a third of their income on rent. And rents keep going up.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readMore than half the homes in L.A. are rented, which is the biggest share of any major American city. Most renters here spend at least a third of their income on rent. And rents keep going up. With so many people feeling the strain, the renters’ rights movement is expanding to unexpected places.
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2 of 4Can President Trump close the US-Mexico border?- 0:00Why did border agents fire tear gas at migrants trying to come to the US?
- 16:11More and more LA renters take to activismYou’re reading this
- 24:02‘The Front Runner:’ How personal lives of presidents became fair game to the press
- 38:35Remembering magician, actor and author Ricky Jay