Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other “Left, Right and Center” panelists ask how will Saudi Arabia’s new king manage the challenges of the region after Abdullah’s death? New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is indicted on corruption charges. Also, the European Central Bank announced an aggressive bond-buying program. Is it too little too late?

Scheer is joined by host Matt Miller in the center, Matthew Continetti of the Washington Free Beacon on the right and Democratic pollster Margie Omero of Purple Strategies as a special guest.

Listen here.

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