Press Play with Madeleine Brand What's next for LA Weekly after staff gets slashed? Nov. 30, 2017 Listen 47 min MORE Photo by Christoph Boecken From this Episode: GOP tax bill: What's in it that has nothing to do with taxes? Republicans are debating the provisions of their tax bill on the Senate floor t oday. We’ve been hearing a lot of argument over who benefits from the tax cuts. 8 min With one reporter left at LA Weekly, what's next for the paper? Wednesday, new owners at the LA Weekly laid off nine of the paper’s 13 editorial staffers. There isn’t much clarity on what’s next for the publication. 7 min Mayor Garcetti: LA is taking new urgent approach to homelessness As of the latest homeless count, 58,000 people are on the streets of greater Los Angeles. Why aren’t city and county leaders responding with the urgency of a natural... 8 min Judithe Hernandez: Inside the Chicano art movement In 1968, Judithe Hernandez was 20 years old, just when the Chicano movement was forming. “It was such an exciting time,” she says, “being part of it just seemed normal,... 15 min NYT best books of the year The New York Times has put out its picks for the 10 best books of 2017. 8 min Credits Host: Madeleine Brand Producers: Gina Pollack, Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Quinn O'Toole