Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Why aren't the presidential candidates talking about the poor?
Both presidential candidates rolled out their economic plans this week, and there was one glaring omission from both platforms – poverty. Why are the poor mostly left out of the economic conversation on the campaign trail?
By Madeleine Brand • • 52m ListenBoth Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump rolled out their economic plans this week in Detroit, and there was one glaring omission from both platforms – poverty. Why are the poor mostly left out of the economic conversation on the campaign trail? Then, one now-cliche question for American voters heard in presidential elections is, “who would you trust with the nuclear codes?” Fifty GOP national security officials have expressed concern over Trump having access to the nuclear arsenal, but what is the actual nuclear launch protocol? Also, Arianna Huffington announced that she will step down as editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post. What is the legacy Huffington will leave behind at HuffPo? Then, the California Cycleway – now the 110 freeway – is just one example of how bicycles paved the way for better roads in America. What can Los Angeles learn from the history of cycling? And finally, if you’ve lived in SoCal for long, you’ve likely encountered at least one coyote on a hike or on the road. Americans have a long and complicated relationship with coyotes, and cities like New York might learn a lesson or two from how Angelenos have come, for the most part, to coexist with them.
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5 storiesWhy aren't the presidential candidates talking about the poor?
Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton rolled out her economic plan in Detroit Thursday morning. Donald Trump unveiled his plan there earlier in the week. There was one glaring omission from both platforms – poverty. Clinton promised to create jobs with a New Deal-style investment in infrastructure, manufacturing and science.
Read the story8 minWhat is the actual nuclear launch protocol?
One now-cliche question American voters have heard in this and previous presidential elections: “Who would you trust with the nuclear codes?” Donald Trump has been on the defensive recently about this question from his rival Hillary Clinton.
Read the story9 minArianna Huffington and the legacy she will leave at HuffPo
Arianna Huffington has announced that she will step down as editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post. She says she’ll be moving on to create a health and wellness web service called Thrive Global. Huffington launched HuffPo in 2005 with Jonah Peretti, the late Andrew Breitbart and Ken Lerer.
Read the story11 minHow bicycles paved the way for better roads in America
Back before the 110 freeway was clogged with cars, it was a toll road for bikes. The ribbon was cut on the first leg of California Cycleway on January 1st, 1900. But the bicycle craze of the 1890s went bust when the king car came to town. The California Cycleway is just one example of how bicycles paved the way for better roads in America.
Read the story13 minLiving among the coyotes in LA
If you’ve lived in Southern California for long, you’ve likely encountered at least one on a hike in Griffith Park or driving to work in the wee hours of the morning. Coyotes – they’re a fact of life in SoCal, where human development continues to expand into the wilderness and the wild keeps popping up on our streets.
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