Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Trump's rise and America's fall
President Donald Trump gave a startling, off-the-cuff press conference Tuesday, blaming “both sides” for recent violence in Charlottesville, and describing protesters opposed to white supremacists as “very violent.” That scene caused some to wonder how we got here.
By Madeleine Brand • • 48m ListenPhoto: Anti-Trump activists hold placards during a demonstration ahead of the arrival of U.S. President Donald Trump in Manhattan, New York, U.S., August 14, 2017.(Amr Alfiky/Reuters)
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4 storiesHow America went haywire over the last 50 years
President Donald Trump gave a startling, off-the-cuff press conference Tuesday, blaming “both sides” for recent violence in Charlottesville, and describing protesters opposed to white supremacists as “very violent.” That scene caused some to wonder how we got here.
Read the story17 minIs the 'alt-left' really a thing?
President Trump said “alt-left,” and the term is becoming increasingly common. But where did it come from? And what is “antifa?”
Read the story10 min'A Kind of Freedom' follows three generations of a black family in New Orleans
The new novel “A Kind Of Freedom” is about the downward spiral of a family who desperately tries to make it against the difficulties of racism, poverty, and drug addiction. The story begins in the 1940s with Evelyn, who comes from a wealthy family and falls in love with the son of a janitor.
Read the story16 minTravelers in Venezuela get locked out of a hotel room, naked
Venezuela is dealing with a collapsed economy, food shortages, protestors and the military clashing in the streets. But some years ago, Bob Lee and his girlfriend Alie spent the night in the capital, Caracas. Trying to cool off in the summer heat there, they encountered their own -- much less serious -- problems.
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