Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Obama in San Bernardino, DNC Machinations, and Killer Mike
President Obama gave his final press conference of the year today, before he heads off for a vacation in Hawaii. But on the way, he’s planning to make a stop tonight in San Bernardino to meet with the families of victims of this month’s mass shooting there.
By Madeleine Brand • • 52m ListenPresident Obama gave his final press conference of the year today, before he heads off for a vacation in Hawaii. But on the way, he’s planning to make a stop tonight in San Bernardino to meet with the families of victims of this month’s mass shooting there.
Then, turmoil in Bernie Sanders’ campaign going into this weekend’s Democratic debate. What’s it all about?
Speaking of politics, is the political rapper making a comeback? Madeleine speaks to one writer who argues that it is, embodied by Killer Mike.
And finally, our Friday film roundup checks in on Star Wars madness.
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4 storiesObama to Meet with Victims' Families in San Bernardino
During his final press conference of the year today, President Obama talked about the challenges in rooting out would-be terrorists on social media. It’s a topic on people’s minds as news continues to unfold about the attackers in this month’s mass shooting in San Bernardino, including their Facebook communications.
Read the story13 minBad Bernie
The Democratic National Committee wants Bernie to feel its burn. It says the Sanders campaign took advantage of a software glitch and accessed internal voter data from Hillary Clinton’s campaign. So the DNC has suspended Sanders’ access to its 50-state voter file.
Read the story9 minKiller Mike and the Return of Politically Charged Rap
The rapper Killer Mike, a.k.a. Michael Render, dropped a six-part interview with Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on his YouTube channel this week. Killer Mike is leading a mainstream revival of the political rap artist , according to New Republic’s Bijan Stephen.
Read the story13 minFriday Film: 'Star Wars' Madness and More
Star Wars is the Death Star of film this week, annihilating news of all other movies. But we’re going to change that in this week’s Friday film segment, where we round up several new releases! What other movies are brave enough to go up against the Star Wars juggernaut at this weekend’s box office?
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