Press Play with Madeleine Brand
What can LA learn from Cape Town's water crisis?
A ban on car washing, two minute showers, flushing a toilet only when absolutely necessary -- those are extreme water conservation measures people in Cape Town have to follow. The South African city is on track to run out of water in about 90 days.
By Madeleine Brand • • 47m ListenImage of Cape Town, South Africa by Brent Newhall
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5 storiesGovernment shutdown ends for now, but what's next for DACA?
Senate Democrats agreed to reopen the government for the next three weeks. But the larger issue of what do about DACA remains. We talk about the politics around this and the future of immigration policy.
Read the story11 minHow did Stephen Miller become the center of the fight over immigration?
White House Senior Policy Adviser Stephen Miller is being blamed for torpedoing the latest immigration deal. He’s received a lot of attention for his hard-line immigration views -- and his often strident media appearances.
Read the story7 minTrump makes it easier for states to defund Planned Parenthood
The Obama administration issued a directive to all 50 state Medicaid directors warning that big cuts to family planning providers, like Planned Parenthood, would break federal law.
Read the story9 minThe history of the anti-government protests in eastern Oregon
Oregonians think the federal government is out to get them, despite the Trump administration putting through policies they’ve wanted.
Read the story11 minCape Town on track to run out of water in April
A ban on car washing, two minute showers, flushing a toilet only when absolutely necessary -- those are extreme water conservation measures people in Cape Town have to follow. The South African city is on track to run out of water in about 90 days.
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