‘Left, Right & Center’: Obama’s New War, Scotland’s Vote, Campaign Finance

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 14, 2014 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss congressional support for Obama's plan to destroy Islamic State. Will it simply leave the problem to the president's successor? Also, the potential unintended consequences of Scottish independence, and the Senate takes on Citizens United. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: NATO, BP Accountability, Politics of Joan Rivers

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 6, 2014 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss NATO's coalition amid a cease-fire between Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels; the irony that the U.S. spies "on everybody, but we didn't know about ISIS"; a judge's ruling on BP's negligence in the Deepwater Horizon disaster; and the career of comedian Joan Rivers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Ukraine, ISIS, Burger King and Drones

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 30, 2014 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists look at Russia's continuous push into Ukraine, a possible price for passivity with ISIS, the tax logic or corporate betrayal of Burger King's expatriation to Canada, and the coming of the Google drones. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: The Hot and Cold Edition

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 23, 2014 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss the movement of Russian artillery into Ukrainian territory, President Obama's golfing amid news of journalist James Foley's beheading, the National Guard leaving Missouri, Rick Perry's indictment and the ice bucket challenge. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Tragedy in Ferguson, Al-Maliki Steps Down, Hillary Speaks Out

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 16, 2014 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss the police response to furious crowds after the shooting of Michael Brown; the stepping down of Iraq’s prime minister; Hillary Clinton criticizing President Obama in an Atlantic interview; and remembrances of Robin Williams and Lauren Bacall. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Airstrikes in Iraq and Obama’s Poor Poll Numbers

Staff / Truthdig Aug 9, 2014 The Obama administration has resorted to airstrikes to try to stop the wave of ISIS fighters sweeping Iraq. "Left, Right & Center" panelist Robert Scheer, Truthdig's editor-in-chief, says of questions about U.S. involvement: "The military solution causes more problems than it solves. … This nation building stuff is madness. The Iraqis should make their own history and defeat [ISIS].” 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 )

‘Left, Right & Center’: A Good and Bad Economy, Ukraine, the Death Penalty

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2014 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss the 288,000 jobs added to the economy in April. The good news stands in contrast to a report earlier this week that showed the economy grew at an annual rate of just 0.1% during the first quarter. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Foreign Affairs Troubles and a Nevada Rancher

Staff / Truthdig Apr 26, 2014 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists" discuss the 700-page economics text about inequality currently leading the best-seller list on Amazon, rising tension in Ukraine, reports of chlorine gas attacks in Syria, the disastrous turn in conservatives' love affair with Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, and more. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Cooling Off in Ukraine, Warming Up for the GOP

Staff / Truthdig Apr 19, 2014 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss the surprise agreement among the U.S., Russia and the EU. Does it mean anything? Scheer says yes, and that those hoping for a new Cold War won't get one. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: 7 Million Signed Up, SCOTUS Changes Campaign Finance

Staff / Truthdig Apr 5, 2014 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists count 7 million Americans signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. Also, the Supreme Court rules in favor of a conservative businessman and eliminates limits on aggregate campaign contributions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Russian Sanctions, NSA MYSTIC and Hobby Lobby

Staff / Truthdig Mar 22, 2014 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss sanctions between Russia and the U.S., the NSA program that records all phone calls to one country, and the Supreme Court's pending decision over whether a hobbies chain has the right not to cover contraception in its insurance for employees. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )