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January 01, 1990 - November 20, 2012 + Left, Right & Center
America's Sour Mood: Economy, Afghanistan, Third Party 
www.kcrw.com/news/programs/lr/lr100813americas_sour_mood_e
A Wall Street Journal poll is registering America's sour mood about politics, policy, the war in Afghanistan, the economy, and massive disappointment in both the...
Jobs; Prop 8; MO v ObamaCare; Michelle Spain; Tax Cuts
www.kcrw.com/news/programs/lr/lr100806jobs_prop_8_mo_v_oba
Still not enough jobs and a slow economy to boot may prove politically and rhetorically treacherous for Obama. Is Prop 8 a human-rights or moral...
Obama in Detroit; Arizona Immigration; WikiLeaks; Rangel
www.kcrw.com/news/programs/lr/lr100730obama_in_detroit_ari
Obama gave a rousing speech in Detroit, where he says the stimulus has helped the area's economy but reminded everyone that the road ahead is...
Sherrod, New Media and Race; Unemployment Benefits; BP
www.kcrw.com/news/programs/lr/lr100723sherrod_new_media_an
What can we learn from the Shirley Sherrod case? That unexamined media should not prompt impulsive responses? That race is a card being played by...
Financial Regulation; Goldman Deal; BP Well Capped; Mid-term Elections
www.kcrw.com/news/programs/lr/lr100716financial_regulation
The Financial Regulation bill that passed has many flaws, chief among them that it doesn't prevent "too big to fail." Then, a look at the...
'Obama-Anti-Business' Economy; Google/China; US v AZ
www.kcrw.com/news/programs/lr/lr100709obama-anti-business_
How did this "Obama is anti-business" political theme begin and what does it mean? US corporations appear to be sitting on $1.8 trillion in cash...
Jobs/Economy; FinReg; Kagan; Immigration
www.kcrw.com/news/programs/lr/lr100702jobseconomy_finreg_k
The jobs report is grim; we need 200,000 jobs per moth for five years to get back to only 5.5% unemployment. What to do? Also,...
Financial Regulation; G-20; McChrystal Affair
www.kcrw.com/news/programs/lr/lr100625financial_regulation
Financial reform -- at last, as President Obama heads to the G-20. Plus, the McChrystal affair and the turnover of power in Afghanistan.
BP and Obama; Government, Who's It For?
www.kcrw.com/news/programs/lr/lr100618bp_and_obama_governm
Obama did some arm twisting this week, resulting in BP's $20 billion escrow fund for victims of the Gulf Oil Spill disaster. Was he right...
2010 Primary Wrap Up
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What do the primaries tell us about the state of politics today, and what do they portend for the November mid-term elections? A wide-ranging roundup...
Jobs; BP and BHO; Israel-Gaza; The Gores
www.kcrw.com/news/programs/lr/lr100604jobs_bp_and_bho_isra
The jobs report is a mixed bag, but not necessarily good news for the recovery. BP's failures to stop the oil have caused unrealistic expectations...
Obama's Oil Crisis; Economic Anxiety; Clinton-Sestak Affair
www.kcrw.com/news/programs/lr/lr100528obamas_oil_crisis_ec
Was Obama too slow? Is the BP Gulf Spill his Katrina? Economic shocks continue to rattle the market and the globe. Is Spain the new...
Who is Rand Paul; FinReg; BP spill; Calderon’s visit
www.kcrw.com/news/programs/lr/lr100521who_is_rand_paul_fin
Rand Paul won his Republican primary decisively, but Tony decries him as a little “kooky” for following his libertarian ideology “to the nth degree,” and...
Oil CEOs, Elena Kagan nom, Brits, Stocks slide, Mid-Terms
www.kcrw.com/news/programs/lr/lr100514oil_ceos_elena_kagan
With oil pouring into the gulf, Obama smacks down the responsible CEOs, and Bob sees a national mood for more regulation. Tony disagrees as polls...
Econ-Anxiety; Oil Spill; NY Bomber; UK election; Newsweek
www.kcrw.com/news/programs/lr/lr100507econ-anxiety_oil_spi
Greece, Spain, Portugal, Italy - debt is overpowering the EuroZone - and impacting the US as well. Wall Street's jitters and glitches aren't helping much!...
