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‘Left, Right & Center’: Dull Candidates, a Trade Deal and a Gyrocopter

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 18, 2015 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other “Left, Right & Center” panelists label Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush bland and incapable of lighting up a room. Also, the Senate secretly examines a massive trade deal and a protester lands a gyrocopter on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Tim Cook, Midterms, and Fast-Food Wages in Denmark

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 1, 2014 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists agree that Apple CEO Tim Cook's (at right) announcement that he's gay is historic. Meanwhile, the "war on women" isn't playing in the midterm elections and fast food workers in Denmark are making about $20 per hour. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Good Money News, Hobby Lobby, Facebook’s Big Experiment

Staff / Truthdig Jul 12, 2014 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss the significance of the 280,000 jobs added to the economy, the corporate personhood aspect of the Hobby Lobby ruling, military action spawned by the killing of three teenagers in Israel, and Facebook's manipulation of news feeds. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Good Money News, Hobby Lobby Fallout and Facebook

Staff / Truthdig Jul 5, 2014 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss the reliability of the new jobs numbers, the anti-choice Hobby Lobby ruling, the killing of three teenagers in Israel and whether Facebook was manipulating news feeds to assess users in its social experiments. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: The Supreme Court Goes… Phonanimous?

Staff / Truthdig Jun 29, 2014 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss the Supreme Court's big end-of-term decisions this week, including striking down President Obama's recess appointments, ruling against arrest-related searches of cellphones and putting an end to buffer zones around abortion clinics. Also, the U.S. pledges to help Syrian rebels and Ukraine signs a trade accord. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Jill Abramson Fired, Karl Rove on Hillary, VA Scandal

Staff / Truthdig May 17, 2014 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss the big and sudden changes that shook up the newsroom at The New York Times this week. Does the ousting of executive editor Jill Abramson represent a setback for women at the Gray Lady and in newsrooms everywhere? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Do We Need to Worry About the NDAA?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2012 Ian Masters asks Dahlia Lithwick, a contributing editor at Newsweek and a senior editor and legal correspondent at Slate, to dig into the NDAA and report on whether our civil liberties are as threatened as they seem to be by the defense bill President Obama signed on New Year's Eve. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )