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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The Great Cargo Short Debate of 2016

    The Wall Street Journal published an extremely controversial story Monday that set off a national debate. It wasn’t about the election, or the Zika virus, or the Olympics – it was about cargo shorts.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Aug 5, 2016 • 1 min read

    The Wall Street Journal published an extremely controversial story Monday that set off a national debate. It wasn’t about the election, or the Zika virus, or the Olympics – it was about cargo shorts. In the article, reporter Nicole Hong wrote, “Relationships around the country are being tested by cargo shorts, loosely cut shorts with large pockets sewn onto the sides.” Little did she know her story would set off what’s being called the Cargo Shorts Wars of 2016.

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    2016 Rio Summer Games open amid uncertainty, protests
    1. 0:302016 Rio Summer Games open amid uncertainty, protests
    2. 12:07Navigating through grief in 'Five Nights in Maine'
    3. 27:37Film: 'Suicide Squad' falls flat, 'Little Prince' impresses
    4. 42:23The Great Cargo Short Debate of 2016You’re reading this
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