Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Obama’s ISIS Plans, NFL Abuse Issues, and Creating Consumer Need
President Obama is giving a prime time speech tonight to lay out his strategy for fighting the Islamic State, or ISIS. We talk to one of the few outside foreign policy experts who met with the President about his plans earlier this week.
By Madeleine Brand • • 51m ListenPresident Obama is giving a prime time speech tonight to lay out his strategy for fighting the Islamic State, or ISIS. We talk to one of the few outside foreign policy experts who met with the President about his plans earlier this week. And we discuss whether ISIS is an immediate threat to the U.S. We also look at how the NFL is handling domestic abuse cases, and whether their approach will change after the high-profile Ray Rice incident. And we look at the way Apple and other companies convince us we need products that didn’t even exist a year ago.
Banner Image: President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden meet with bicameral leadership of Congress regarding foreign policy, in the Oval Office, Sept. 9, 2014. Participants include: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio and Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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6 storiesObama’s ISIS Plans
President Obama is giving a prime time speech tonight to lay out his strategy for fighting the Islamic State, or ISIS. We talk to the Wilson Center’s Jane Harman, one of the few outside foreign policy experts who met with the President about his plans earlier this week.
Read the story9 minIs ISIS a Threat to the US?
As President Obama prepares his plans to deal with ISIS, some within the administration say that the extremist group isn’t an immediate threat to the United States, at least on American soil.
Read the story6 minShow Business Interns
Let’s say you want to get into the entertainment business. You’re young. You’re willing to do grunt work. You want to learn. You get hired as an intern - maybe you’re paid, maybe you work for free - but you end up doing the work of a regular employee. What does your boss owe you?
Read the story6 minNFL’s Abuse Problem
Ray Rice is just one of many NFL players who face abuse allegations. Will the latest high-profile case force the league to handle these issues differently?
Read the story7 minThe Internet Takes On Domestic Abuse
The reaction to the Ray Rice abuse story took many forms on social media: There was outrage and anger, of course, and calls for the firing of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. It also raised a conversation about abuse victims, and why they often decide to stay with their abusers. We talk about that in our weekly web roundup.
Read the story10 minCreating Need for Products
Apple announced a new high-tech watch yesterday, and people who never thought they wanted a watch can’t wait to get their hands on one. How does Apple take something that no one ever thought they wanted, then turn it into something everyone thinks they absolutely need? How do we come to need something that we would have scoffed at a year ago?
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