Politics

Once “alternative” media figures like Joe Rogan, Steve Bannon, and Charlie Kirk are winning bigger audiences than legacy media and becoming the new mainstream.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

California Sen. Adam Schiff officially took office this month.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Texas sued a New York doctor who prescribed and sent abortion pills to a woman in a Dallas suburb.

New legal battleground: TX sues NY doctor for violating abortion pill law

Texas sued a New York doctor who prescribed and sent abortion pills to a woman in a Dallas suburb.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Should the U.S. worry about post-Assad Syria? What’s behind the support for the man who fatally shot UHC’s CEO? Plus, KCRW discusses how sports fandom crossed into politics.

Will Trump’s tone shift on staying out of Syria?

Should the U.S. worry about post-Assad Syria? What’s behind the support for the man who fatally shot UHC’s CEO? Plus, KCRW discusses how sports fandom crossed into politics.

from Left, Right & Center

Hamas is reportedly willing to let Israel stage troops temporarily in Gaza as part of a ceasefire agreement. Could it lead to annexation of the Palestinian territory?

WSJ: Hamas agrees to some Israeli ceasefire demands

Hamas is reportedly willing to let Israel stage troops temporarily in Gaza as part of a ceasefire agreement. Could it lead to annexation of the Palestinian territory?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The Biden administration is in its final 40 days and trying to make progress on Ukraine, Gaza, student loans, climate and immigration.

What can Biden do in his remaining time as president?

The Biden administration is in its final 40 days and trying to make progress on Ukraine, Gaza, student loans, climate and immigration.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

“The Bibi Files” is a new documentary that features never-before-seen leaked footage of police interrogations of the Israeli Prime Minister, his family, and his associates.

‘The Bibi Files’ depicts Netanyahu corruption probe

“The Bibi Files” is a new documentary that features never-before-seen leaked footage of police interrogations of the Israeli Prime Minister, his family, and his associates.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Syrian rebels have taken Damascus. Their leader says he will protect minorities. What does the future look like in the war-torn state?

What’s next for Syria after the Assad regime?

Syrian rebels have taken Damascus. Their leader says he will protect minorities. What does the future look like in the war-torn state?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Errol Morris & Jacob Soboroff’s new film “Separated” documents the Trump administration’s child separation policy; they join us now to reflect on its profound relevance.

Errol Morris & MSNBC’s Jacob Soboroff break down their film ‘Separated’

Errol Morris & Jacob Soboroff’s new film “Separated” documents the Trump administration’s child separation policy; they join us now to reflect on its profound relevance.

from The Business

President-elect Donald Trump makes a sweeping promise to crack down on big tech monopolies: How might this affect some of Hollywood’s most powerful CEOs?

Will Trump’s DOJ antitrust pick shake up Hollywood?

President-elect Donald Trump makes a sweeping promise to crack down on big tech monopolies: How might this affect some of Hollywood’s most powerful CEOs?

from The Business

Though one can debate the reasons, statistics and precedent of nuclear war, what is often left out of the conversation is the reality of it: destruction of the world as a whole.

Lena Herzog: You cannot win a nuclear war

Though one can debate the reasons, statistics and precedent of nuclear war, what is often left out of the conversation is the reality of it: destruction of the world as a whole.

from Scheer Intelligence

Will Donald Trump reduce U.S. interventionism? Did President Biden open a can of worms by pardoning his son Hunter? Plus, KCRW looks at what justice means post-election.

Can Americans trust justice and national security amid Trump transition?

Will Donald Trump reduce U.S. interventionism? Did President Biden open a can of worms by pardoning his son Hunter? Plus, KCRW looks at what justice means post-election.

from Left, Right & Center

At least five people are running to head the Democratic National Committee. Plus, familiar and potentially polarizing people like Rahm Emmanuel have been floated.

Who will lead the Democrats out of the wilderness?

At least five people are running to head the Democratic National Committee. Plus, familiar and potentially polarizing people like Rahm Emmanuel have been floated.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

With the new stadiums in Inglewood, businesses with parking are thriving, while those without feel the city’s economic boom is passing them by.

Got parking in Inglewood? Congrats, you’re winning

With the new stadiums in Inglewood, businesses with parking are thriving, while those without feel the city’s economic boom is passing them by.

from KCRW Features

A zero-tolerance immigration policy separated over 5,500 children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. The new documentary, “ Separated ,” looks at what happened.

Child separation program in first Trump term is focus of new film

A zero-tolerance immigration policy separated over 5,500 children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. The new documentary, “ Separated ,” looks at what happened.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declares, then lifts, martial law. It marks the boiling over of more than two years of simmering political tensions.

South Korean president walks back martial law declaration

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declares, then lifts, martial law. It marks the boiling over of more than two years of simmering political tensions.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

This week, the Supreme Court hears a challenge to a Tennessee law that bans what’s known as gender-affirming medical treatment for transgender minors.

Supreme Court to hear monumental trans rights case this week

This week, the Supreme Court hears a challenge to a Tennessee law that bans what’s known as gender-affirming medical treatment for transgender minors.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Trump’s pick for FBI director is a loyal warrior who pledges to go after the “deep state” and anyone who stands in the president’s way.

Kash Patel plans to weaponize the FBI

Trump’s pick for FBI director is a loyal warrior who pledges to go after the “deep state” and anyone who stands in the president’s way.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Joe Biden issued a sweeping pardon for his son, Hunter Biden, after saying he wouldn’t. How did the nation’s founders want pardons to be used? Is this an abuse?

Presidential pardon: Original intent v. actual use

Joe Biden issued a sweeping pardon for his son, Hunter Biden, after saying he wouldn’t. How did the nation’s founders want pardons to be used? Is this an abuse?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

LA spends tens of millions of dollars settling sidewalk injury lawsuits each year. But the city says that actually fixing the sidewalks would cost more.

Why can’t Los Angeles fix its broken sidewalks?

LA spends tens of millions of dollars settling sidewalk injury lawsuits each year. But the city says that actually fixing the sidewalks would cost more.

from KCRW Features