‘Left, Right & Center’: 2016, Barack and Raul, Murder in South Carolina

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 11, 2015 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other “Left, Right & Center” panelists discuss the 2016 presidential hopefuls coming into view: Rand Paul, Hillary Clinton and Marco Rubio. Also, President Obama and Cuban leader Raul Castro talk on the phone, and why isn’t police brutality being discussed on the campaign trail? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: an Iran Deal and Indiana’s Religious Freedom Law

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 4, 2015 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other “Left, Right & Center” panelists address the question of whether the deal between the Obama administration and Iran will keep the Iranian nuclear program inside the box. Also, the fix that Indiana lawmakers negotiated for the state's religious freedom / sexual discrimination law. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Budgets, Loretta Lynch and Benjamin Netanyahu

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 21, 2015 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other “Left, Right & Center” panelists discuss the 2016 Republican budget, Loretta Lynch’s confirmation hearings for the post of attorney general, and Benjamin Netanyahu’s electoral victory. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Letter to Iran, Hillary’s Emails, ‘Blurred Lines,’ Racist Fraternity Members

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 14, 2015 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other “Left, Right & Center” panelists discuss the Republicans’ letter to Iran, Hillary Clinton’s deleted emails, a federal judge’s ruling that "Blurred Lines" is a Marvin Gaye rip-off, and the racist chanting of University of Oklahoma fraternity members. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: CPAC, Bibi, Pot in D.C.

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 28, 2015 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other “Left, Right & Center” panelists discuss the applause that Israel received at the Conservative Political Action Conference, a “clean” funding bill that keeps the Department of Homeland Security open without picking a fight over immigration rules, and the announcement that marijuana is now legal in Washington, D.C. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Paris Reacts, Gay Marriage, Romney Again?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 17, 2015 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right and Center" panelists take stock of Paris one week after horrific attacks on the headquarters of Charlie Hebdo, Switzerland's surprise decision to remove the cap on its currency, and the Supreme Court's commitment to deciding whether states must allow same-sex unions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Tragedy in Paris

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 10, 2015 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss the tragic events in Paris that killed 17 journalists, civilians and police officers. Also, oil prices fall, and Scheer notes a false logic in approving the Keystone pipeline, and Harvard professors revolt against their new health insurance plan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Mario Cuomo, Bush-Clinton, Afghanistan Legacy

Staff / Truthdig Jan 3, 2015 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss Mario Cuomo, the former governor of New York who said he wanted to be remembered as a man who tried. Also, is Jeb Bush going to be our next president? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: 2014, The Year That Was

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 27, 2014 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists ponder the most consequential stories of 2014: the fracking revolution, the global economic slowdown, technological advances and police and race. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: The Sony Hack and Cuba

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 20, 2014 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss Obama's year-end news conference, during which the president said Sony should have consulted him before canceling the release of "The Interview." Also, is it a new world for Cuba? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: CIA Torture Report, Congressional Spending Bill

Staff / Truthdig Dec 13, 2014 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence's report on torture. Scheer says it calls into question whether there are "inalienable rights that human beings have by virtue of being human." Also, Congress struggles with the year-end omnibus spending bill. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Police Troubles and Rolling Stone’s Apology

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 6, 2014 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists consider the grand jury's clearing of a white police officer in the chokehold death of black Staten Island man Eric Garner. "Are grand juries going to allow police officers to be held accountable?" Scheer asks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )