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Latest Stories from Left, Right, and Center
Last updated: Tuesday, May 21 2013 02:19 PM
The White House Scandal Trifecta: IRS, AP and Benghazi
Friday, May 17 2013 09:01 PM
It's a week of scandal for the administration. Is it much ado about nothing, or game over?
Benghazi, Immigration, the FBI and the Summer of Debt
Friday, May 10 2013 08:13 PM
Debating Benghazi, immigration, the FBI's flub, the summer of debt and "The Great Gatsby..."
This... Is Interesting: The Arab Spring: Have We Missed the Real Story?
Wednesday, May 08 2013 07:01 AM
"This... Is Interesting", a new program by Matt Miller, is now available as a podcast in iTunes. Enjoy the new show at http://kcrw.com/thisisinteresting
Two Economies, Immigration, Syria, and Second Term Woes
Friday, May 03 2013 08:15 PM
The Syrian ?red line? seems to have moved. Are good job numbers really that good? Congress looks again at immigration reform. And is Obama blowing his second term?
Syria, Boston and George W. Bush
Friday, April 26 2013 08:12 PM
Syria crosses the "red line," the Boston bomber's rights, George W. Bush's legacy.
This... Is Interesting: The Robots Are Coming!
Monday, April 22 2013 08:27 PM
"This... Is Interesting", a new program by Matt Miller, will be available as podcast soon. Until then, enjoy the new show at http://kcrw.com/thisisinteresting
The Latest from Boston, Gun Bills Go Down
Friday, April 19 2013 10:21 PM
The Boston investigation, gun control is defeated in the Senate
Gun Control and Immigration
Friday, April 12 2013 09:27 PM
Gun control in the Senate. Plus, immigration and entitlements.
A Dismal Jobs Report and the Morning After Pill
Friday, April 05 2013 07:38 PM
A depressing jobs report, unrestricted birth control, Kamala Harris's looks and Social Security.
Same-Sex Marriage and the Immigration Speed Bump
Friday, March 29 2013 09:37 PM
The Supreme Court and same-sex marriage; plus immigration policy.
Israel, Nukes and the GOP
Friday, March 22 2013 09:54 PM
Obama in Israel, Iraq ten years later, and the GOP autopsy.
Left, Aequum et Centrum
Friday, March 15 2013 08:58 PM
A new Pope, new budgets, new cyber threats... the same big banks.
A Tale of Two Economies, Obama's Charm Offensive
Friday, March 08 2013 08:54 PM
Two economies, President Obama's charm offensive, the Rand Paul filibuster, and Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg leaning in.
Fiscal Cliff Forever; Saucy Scalia; and Double Pope
Friday, March 01 2013 09:33 PM
Sequester madness begins today, the Supreme Court takes on the Voting Rights Act and gay marriage, a tough-sentence for Bradley Manning, and coming soon: a new Pope.
Sequester Madness, Republicans Love Obamacare? Redefining the GOP
Friday, February 22 2013 08:25 PM
Sequester madness, rethinking Republicans, the GOP turns Pro-Obamacare, an Oscar preview, and politicians behaving badly.
A Hagel Filibuster, SOTU, Pope and North Korea
Friday, February 15 2013 10:39 PM
A Hagel filibuster, Obama's big speech, North Korea's nuclear test, and a clash over the Pope.
Drones; SOTU; Rebranding the GOP; the Saturday Mail Shocker
Friday, February 08 2013 08:56 PM
The war over drones, Republican rebranding, the State of the Union preview, and the postman won't even knock once on Saturdays.
Blah Jobs, Grilling Hagel and Immigration Reform
Friday, February 01 2013 08:51 PM
Another blah jobs report, Hagel on the firing line and is this the year for immigration reform?
Inauguration, CIA Leaks, and a New Cop at the SEC
Friday, January 25 2013 08:48 PM
Is Obama the liberal Reagan? Jail time for CIA leaks, Mary Jo White nominated to head SEC and sending women into combat.
Guns, Inauguration Day, and the GOP Retreat
Friday, January 18 2013 11:11 PM
President Obama unveiled his gun-control package this week - will it lower gun violence? Also, the GOP ponders the debt limit as Obama drafts his second inaugural address.
Was Afghanistan worth it? Chuck Hagel, Jack Lew and Biden's gun plan
Friday, January 11 2013 09:52 PM
Karzai at the White House, was Afghanistan worth it? Nominating Chuck Hagel and Jack Lew, but where are the women? Joe Biden on gun reform. Should we mint a trillion dollar coin?
One Fiscal Cliff Down, Boehner, and Al Gore's Big Payday
Friday, January 04 2013 08:54 PM
The stop-gap fiscal cliff leaves nobody happy, Republicans open the 113th Congress with a fight, Google is not evil, and Al Gore cashes in.
Our Best Year Ever?
Friday, December 28 2012 08:54 PM
Our end-of-year special looks at asks whether 2012 was, in some ways, the best year ever, and compares the glasses that are half empty and the glasses that are half full.
Guns and the Naked Fiscal Cliff
Friday, December 21 2012 10:29 PM
The NRA breaks its silence about the school shootings in Connecticut by proposing armed security in schools; meantime, Speaker John Boehner's plan B goes nowhere.
School Shooting; Susan Rice Withdraws and More
Friday, December 14 2012 08:46 PM
School Shooting in Connecticut, Susan Rice withdraws, Obama on Pot, Bradley Manning, a little fiscal cliff, and the labor law in Michigan.
About Left, Right, and Center
Provocative, up-to-the-minute, alive and witty, KCRW's weekly confrontation over politics, policy and popular culture proves those with impeccable credentials needn't lack personality.