‘Left, Right & Center’: Wisconsin Showdown, Mideast Crackdown, Budget Throwdown

In Wisconsin, in the midst of a deep state budget crisis, thousands of public sector employees have been protesting a bill that would slash their collective bargaining rights. Is this a preview of budget fights to come in other states? Also, House Republicans continue the largest series of spending cuts in recent history—has their enthusiasm taken them too far? And in the Middle East, state security forces have stepped up violence against protesters in Bahrain, Yemen and Libya.

All this, and a couple rants, is on this week’s menu for returning “Left, Right & Center” champs Tony Blankley, Matt Miller and Robert Scheer. Listen in below.

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