Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Trump’s whirlwind day with Mexico’s Peña Nieto, Arizona’s Joe Arpaio
Presidential hopeful Donald Trump tackles immigration in Arizona and Mexico, meeting with President Peña Nieto. Why would Peña Nieto welcome Trump now?
By Madeleine Brand • • 51m ListenDonald Trump talks immigration in Arizona. But first, he makes a pit stop in Mexico to meet privately with President Peña Nieto. Both are very unpopular in Mexico at the moment. So why would Peña Nieto welcome Trump to Mexico now?
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5 storiesWhy did Peña Nieto invite Trump to Mexico?
Donald Trump will clarify his immigration policies in a speech in Arizona Wednesday ; but first, he’ll make a pit stop in Mexico City to meet privately with Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto.
Read the story9 minSheriff Joe Arpaio, under scrutiny for racial profiling, welcomes Trump to Arizona
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio will be part of the Arizona welcoming committee when Donald Trump heads to Phoenix for an immigration speech Wednesday . Arpaio, a notorious anti-immigration hardliner, easily won a primary battle Tuesday , but his Democratic rival is polling ahead when it comes to the general election in November.
Read the story7 minWhy don’t California farm workers or domestic workers get overtime pay?
Bills are headed to Governor Brown’s desk for his signature that could affect two groups of California workers who aren’t now entitled to regular overtime pay. One would make overtime kick in for farm workers after eight hours of work in a day, rather than 10.
Read the story8 minIsraeli-Palestinian conflict on California college campuses
According to Pew Research polling, far more Americans sympathize with Israel than with Palestinians. Young people, however, are far more likely to take the Palestinians’ side. In recent polling, a quarter said they don’t side with Israel, compared to just 10 percent a decade ago.
Read the story17 minThe rise of improv and the mainstreaming of ‘yes, and’
When a Press Play producer pitches a story idea that doesn’t make the cut, the staff jokingly says, “yes and.” The phrase, of course, comes from improv. In improv comedy, when someone throws an idea at you, no matter how bad, during a scene, you’re supposed to just go with it say, “yes and.”
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