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They're building an anti-Amazon in Echo Park
Giftphoria promises two-hour delivery of gifts purchased at small businesses in LA.
How an Altadena church became a humanitarian lifeline
"We had to sneak past the National Guard in order to get supplies to people," says Pastor G. LaKeith Kenebrew.
Behind those 'WE BUY SOULS' signs you’ve seen all over town
The artist who posted the signs now has an art exhibit that explores capitalism, religion, and the toll these systems take on our souls.
How a rent control battle turned WeHo into a city
A new book explains how a grassroots group of “LGBTQ community members, renters, and old, lefty seniors” led the charge to incorporate West Hollywood in 1984.
O.C. students in red districts protest ICE
Hundreds of high schoolers held walkouts recently in conservative cities.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Host Madeleine Brand looks at news, culture and emerging trends through the lens of Los Angeles.
NewsChuck Klosterman argues football’s hold on America will fade away
Plus, more candidates consider running for LA mayor after a critical Los Angeles Times story about Mayor Karen Bass, and our film critics tackle a man in love with vacuum cleaner and a BDSM “dom-com.”
News“He should resign.” Councilmember Nithya Raman on LA28 chair Casey Wasserman
Plus, Raman's efforts to reform LA’s so-called “mansion tax,” big layoffs hit The Washington Post, a former Los Angeles Times editor gets candid about the future of news, and the origin of KCRW’s pie contest.
NewsArtist An-My Lê’s desert photos of starscapes, and the sublime
Plus, inhumane conditions at the immigrant detention facility in the Mojave Desert, deported migrants who become targets of the cartels when they return to Mexico, and why the show Survivor endures.
NewsLAPD won’t enforce ICE mask ban. Is it legal?
Plus, the latest Epstein files include LA28 chairman Casey Wasserman, LA County reports two measles cases as an outbreak surges in South Carolina, and how to create music kids and their parents will like.
Left, Right & Center
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Congress takes up ICE reforms, Trump calls to “nationalize” voting
Democrats say they won’t fund the Department of Homeland Security without restrictions on federal immigration agents. Plus, does Trump’s call to “nationalize” voting threaten a free and fair midterm election?
By David Greene • • 50m Listen
Will changes to ICE operations in Minneapolis be enough?
Tom Homan promised improvements to ICE operations in Minneapolis. Will it shift the country’s attitude on immigration enforcement?
By David Greene • • 50m Listen
Trump threatens Greenland… then pulls back
President Trump eases up his pursuit of Greenland. What stood out in the first year of Trump 2.0? Plus, unpacking the White House’s social media presence.
By McKay Coppins • • 50m Listen
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