‘Left, Right & Center’: Health Care Gets Critical

Staff / Truthdig Jul 25, 2009 So we won't have a solution to the health care conundrum before summer's end -- and maybe not before the end of 2009, either -- but for millions of Americans, this issue is a top priority. Who's going to pay? Bob Scheer, Matt Miller and Tony Blankley cast their votes on this week's show. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Vetting Sotomayor, Sizing Up the GOP

Staff / Truthdig Jul 18, 2009 This week's show includes two Republicans filling in for Tony Blankley -- Mike Murphy and John Henke -- making this episode more like "Left, Right, Right & Center," if you will. Robert Scheer joins them to weigh in about the Sotomayor hearings, the future of the GOP and what to do about the health care conundrum, among other lively topics. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Econorama

Staff / Truthdig Jul 4, 2009 For the holiday weekend, the "Left, Right & Center" squad takes a good, hard look at the state of the economy: How did we get here? Who’s to blame? Can it be fixed? Argument, and even entertainment, ensues as Robert Scheer, Arianna Huffington, Matt Miller and Tony Blankley do their best to make sense of it all. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

LRC: Iran on the Brink, Financial Regs, Health Care Snag

Staff / Truthdig Jun 20, 2009 This week's episode of "Left, Right & Center" takes a look at the doings in Iran and US involvement there, with Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer recalling his interview of a CIA agent who said he organized the 1953 coup in that country Other topics include two hot issues on the domestic side -- U regulatory proposals and health care . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

LRC: Iran, Big Bank Payback, Reregulation and Health Care

Staff / Truthdig Jun 13, 2009 This week on "Left, Right and Center" the gang tackles three big questions: What do today's Iranian elections mean in the polarized theocracy? What’s going on in the banking world and with the alleged TARP paybacks? And finally, given the partisan divide, will public health care ever become a viable option in the U.S.? Tune in to find out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Torture, Credit Cards and Chrysler

Staff / Truthdig Apr 25, 2009 Even Fox News' Shep Smith said it: America doesn't torture although the recently released set of torture memos belies that declaration Meanwhile, President Obama's none too pleased with credit card companies, and Chrysler has hit the skids Was there any good news this week? Tony Blankley thinks so. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Tea Parties and Torture

Staff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2009 Did the nationwide "tea parties" on April 15 constitute a much-needed boost for the Republican base? Was the Obama administration right to release the latest batch of torture memos from the Bush years? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: AIG Angst; Happy New Year, Iran!

Staff / Truthdig Mar 21, 2009 Have the American media become too fixated on AIG and its nefarious bonuses -- at the cost of focusing too little on the whereabouts of the other gajillions of dollars doled out in bailout funds? What's to become of Timothy Geithner? And how about those warm New Year's wishes that winged their way to the people of Iran from the U.S. and Israel? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Madoff Hauled Off, Cramer Dressed Down

Staff / Truthdig Mar 14, 2009 Once again, the economy is front and center on "Left, Right & Center" -- and with good reason. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Economic Blues, Obama’s Successes

Staff / Truthdig Mar 7, 2009 Has there been any good news in recent days? Robert Scheer thinks so and says why on this week's "Left, Right & Center." Arianna Huffington, meanwhile, has some questions about Barack Obama's economic decisions, while Tony Blankley wonders if there aren't too many banking types in the new government. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: More Banking Shenanigans, Forestalling Foreclosure

Staff / Truthdig Feb 21, 2009 This week's episode of "Left, Right & Center" finds the full lineup of co-hosts -- Matt Miller, Tony Blankley, Arianna Huffington and Robert Scheer -- debating the latest developments in the unholy marriage between big banks and the U.S. government, speculating about what might be done about the American auto industry and doing a little on-the-fly analysis of comparative economic systems. Listen and learn. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stephen Colbert, Feminist Icon

Staff / Truthdig Feb 17, 2009 Gloria Steinem. Jane Fonda. Arianna Huffington. Stephen Colbert. Here we have feminism's greatest hits. You've been warned. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )