‘Left, Right & Center’: Geithner’s Grand Plan; Obama’s Afghan Quagmire

Staff / Truthdig Mar 29, 2009 The clock is ticking for Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to come up with a plan to deal with the banks that actually works. Meanwhile, some of the United States' current struggles seem beside the point to European countries that already have a strong social safety net. And finally on this week's list of "Left, Right & Center" hot topics is President Obama and Afghanistan: Is this a disaster waiting to happen? 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’: The Stimulus, the Bailout and Judd Gregg

Staff / Truthdig Feb 16, 2009 How stimulating is the stimulus, really? Did Obama bite off more than he could chew? Who wears the pants at the Treasury Department? Answers to these questions and more in this week's episode. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Are We Stimulated Enough Yet?

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2009 Everyone's a Captol Hill critic these days. Here we have a handful who might just know what they're talking about when it comes to the stimulus debate: Arianna Huffington, Tony Blankley, Robert Scheer and Matt Miller do their darndest to sort out where the money should go. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Socialism or Protectionism?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 31, 2009 Will President Obama's stimulus plan be a help or a hindrance to America's economic future? The "Left, Right, & Center" panelists have their opinions, of course, on the subject, and they're ready to go to battle -- and sometimes even agree -- on this week's show. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Obamarama; Bad Bankers; a Kennedy Is KO’d

Staff / Truthdig Jan 24, 2009 Well, here he is, our new Mr. President. How did Barack Obama fare in his first few days in office? Meanwhile, Wall Street flounders, and Caroline Kennedy's Senate bid falls short at the 11th hour. The "Left, Right & Center" team takes a crack at this week's news. Audio fixed Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Will Obama Take On Wall Street?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 10, 2009 Is President-elect Barack Obama proposing a stimulus package that will actually deliver? What's going to happen next in the Middle East? These are unanswerable questions, but the "Left, Right & Center" team offers prognostications about what may lie in store on the domestic and international fronts. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Gaza in Crisis, Barack’s Back

Staff / Truthdig Jan 3, 2009 The challenges of this new year, or at least its initial chapter, are already quite apparent -- what with the dire situation in Gaza, the sputtering global economy and a major transition under way in the United States. Barack Obama, fresh off his Hawaiian holiday, has his work cut out for him, to say the very least. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Hey, This Really Is a Recession!

Staff / Truthdig Dec 7, 2008 Should the Big Three U.S. automakers be driven out of Washington (or Detroit) without the financial help they desperately need? What's to be done about the massive job losses across the country? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Cars, Clinton and the Cabinet

Staff / Truthdig Nov 23, 2008 This week's episode of "Left, Right & Center" focuses on the economy, of course, with specific attention to the challenges facing the auto industry. Meanwhile, President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet is taking shape and, once again, Hillary Clinton occupies center stage. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: The Economy, Front and Center

Staff / Truthdig Nov 15, 2008 What's to be done to pull the U.S. out of economic quicksand? You can bet that "Left, Right & Center" stalwarts Robert Scheer, Tony Blankley and Matt Miller might differ in their takes on this question, as well as others posed on this week's show. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: The End Is (Hopefully) Near

Staff / Truthdig Nov 2, 2008 Arianna Huffington was back on "Left, Right & Center" to have her say, along with Tony Blankley, Matt Miller and Truthdig's own Robert Scheer, about the economy and the presidential and vice presidential candidates on the show's last episode before the election. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )