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The Union Vote and the Evangelical Vote, Tiny Houses for the Homeless
Today we look at the political clout and of two voter blocs: unions and evangelicals. How much influence will they have in this year’s presidential election?
By Barbara Bogaev • • 53m ListenWe start today with a look at the political clout of two voter blocs: unions and evangelicals. How much influence will they have in this year’s presidential election?
Then, a story about a citizen who makes tiny houses for the homeless. He’s been handing them out to people on the streets, but the city is cracking down.
In our regular Friday film roundup, our critics give their takes on the latest releases, including a president-in-peril thriller and Tina Fey’s new war comedy.
And finally, what do we know about the health science of vaping?
Photo: Chrysler Local #7 UAW / Detroit History Museum
In this episode
5 storiesThe Union Vote
In Detroit last night, Republican presidential candidates sparred over some important and not so important issues in the last debate before the Michigan primary on Tuesday . And tomorrow , voters in around a half a dozen states will head to the polls. Right now, Trump has amassed 329 delegates.
Read the story9 minThe Evangelical Vote
Moving now to another bloc of voters the candidates are vying for: evangelicals. Much to the dismay of some Conservative Christians, exit polls following Super Tuesday showed that Donald Trump won the born-again vote in several states. But what exactly is the born-again vote?
Read the story9 minTiny Houses for the Homeless
Forty-four thousand homeless people live on the streets in and around Los Angeles, according to the latest count. One citizen is taking the crisis into his own hands. He's built dozens of tiny houses and given them to homeless people all over the city. But is there a downside to this kind of vigilante do-gooderism? City officials think so.
Read the story6 minFriday Movies
It’s Friday , which means it’s time to take a look at the new movies coming out this weekend. There’s an animated Disney film, Tina Fey in Afghanistan, the latest Terrence Malick and a big president-in-peril thriller.
Read the story14 minThe Health Science of Vaping
It looks like the California Assembly might vote on a Senate bill that would regulate e-cigarettes just like tobacco. If the law passes, it will mean that if you can’t smoke a cigarette somewhere, you won’t be able to vape there, either. But is vaping as bad as smoking?
Read the story9 min
