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Which Way, L.A.?
LA's School District Is Building... Housing? Twenty percent of LA families spend more than half their income on rent. The scarcity of affordable housing makes it hard to live near your work. Now, some big employers are playing with solutions. And Mayor Eric Garcetti wants to see more of that. Tonight we’ll hear about an unlikely partnership between a developer and LA unified school district ‐‐ building apartments for its workers and other city residents.
StoryCorps
We Remember: StoryCorps Stories from 9/11 An intimate look at lives forever changed by the attacks on 9/11, families and friends who tell us about their loved ones and their loss. Hosted by Audie Cornish.
Left, Right & Center
Where's the Center? Are Political Labels Valid? This holiday edition focuses entirely on what it means to define ourselves as "left," "right" and "center," and how those labels have been reconfigured and reassessed in recent years.
Left, Right & Center
Afghanistan; Healthcare; Spending & Tea Party; Financial Commission We discuss the newly released report on progress in Afghanistan and a not-so-fond remembrance of Richard Holbrooke by Bob. A federal judged ruled the health insurance purchase mandate to be unconstitutional. The lame-duck Congress tries for an omnibus spending bill and the Tea Party dunked it. The Financial Commission has split along party lines. The GOP blames government, the Democrats blame Wall Street. Plus, the winners of the "rename the Center" contest.
Left, Right & Center
Tax Deal; WikiLeaks Wars; START Stopped?; Prince Charles Was Obama's tax deal a betrayal or a triumph? A stimulus or a disastrous drain on the economy as deficits rise? Is WikiLeaks the revolt of the anarchists or the bold defense of journalism and transparency in an Internet age? Will START be stopped? And what's the backstory of bickering between Putin and Medvedev? Lastly, Charles and Camilla were shaken by attacks on their car in London. Will riots begin in the US?
Left, Right & Center
Afghanistan; WikiLeaks; Jobs; Taxes; Fed; Deficit Obama's surprise visit to Afghanistan tops the news. What WikiLeaks revealed was embarrassing but was it classified? Jobs outlook is still heading downward, as unemployment benefits are not extended. Does the deficit matter more than people do? Where's Democrats' rage over tax cuts for the rich in a time of war and record unemployment? Is the Fed or Congress running the economic show? And will there ever be financial regulation that works.
Left, Right & Center
Korea; Taliban Scam; Fed Jobs Report; Insider Trading; Ireland What exactly does North Korea want, and what will our real response be? Also, Scamistan: how a Pakistani shopkeeper got away with pretending to be a Taliban leader and got paid to negotiate with the Afghans. Plus, The job news going forward is still pretty bleak, says the Federal Reserve. Finally, a brief note on Ireland's financial crisis.
Left, Right & Center
The Fed; Tax Cuts; GM; Afghanistan; TSA Touch Up! Big news week !!! Bernancke defends QE2 against flack from Germany and China. Did we destroy the world's economy and are they right to fight back? Or do we have the right to save our own economy in the best way for the US? Tax cuts: the new Democratic strategy is to take separate votes for continuing tax breaks UNDER $250,000 and another for OVER $250,000? Has Obama abandoned the cause, handing it off to Congress? GM's IPO: Uncle Sam decreased his ownership, 1 million jobs saved--can bankruptcy have a happy ending? Is this a success for capitalism or socialism? What happened to July 2011 as the end date for Afghanistan? And how's that touchy-feely thing workin' for you, TSA?
Left, Right & Center
Debt Commission; Obama's Overseas Bust; NewsBeastDailyWeek The commission to study how to get federal debt under control floated a trial balloon when it released recommendations by Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles, and it seems just about nobody likes or believes what they're saying. Obama went to Indonesia, Korea and the G-20 and came back empty handed. Is the thrill gone? And what manner of Beast will Newsweek become under Tina Brown's guidance?
Left, Right & Center
Political Earthquake: Does Obama Get It?; Bernanckes Billions While the GOP high fives itself for its showing in the midterms, can either party govern, and will they, or will the next two years be a political power play in the run up to 2012? Plus will the Fed's quantitative easing and the infusion of more money into the economy make things better or not?
Left, Right & Center
Midterm Madness: Is Obama Ready for the GOP Pre-election jitters for all. And the GOP's nervous about the outcome, too; there'll be a power struggle between the Speaker and the Committee chairs, lots of wrangling going on. People will vote for lower taxes but can the party deliver? With all the anger and rage, can any party govern? And what solutions do they offer. Plus, is Obama too cool?
Left, Right & Center
Juan Williams; Fannie/Freddie; Mid-terms; UK Austerity NPR's firing of Juan Williams has create a firestorm of negative publicity and political calls to defund public broadcasting. How much is the Fannie Mae-Freddie Mac mortgage mess really costing American taxpayers? In the last ten days before mid-terms, who will turn out to vote? Also, is the UK's austerity program to help balance their budget a lesson for the US?
Left, Right & Center
Mortgage Mess; Bernanke; Mid-Term Closing Arguments It's impossible to overestimate the potential damage to the US economy and to capitalism itself if the notion of property rights is undermined; what will happen with all these robo-mortgages and what is MERS anyway? Ben Bernancke to the rescue: will the fed step in? Will help our economy? Will it hurt the global economy? And these are the last few weeks for final arguments on behalf of their parties; have Dems made the case? Are Republicans being forced into positions even they don't want to hold?
Left, Right & Center
Foreclosure Moratorium; Gen. Jones; Af-Pak; MidTerms Who owns the mortgages that are being foreclosed and what happens to the market if foreclosures are halted? An in-depth examination plus some speculation on how it turns out. General Jim Jones leave the field; where does that leave the US position in Afghanistan and Pakistan? And do Obama's job ratings help or hurt the Democrats in the upcoming mid-term elections?
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To the Point
Replacing Obamacare: Now you see it… now you don’t As the Senate deliberates replacing Obmacare, health coverage for millions of people is at stake. There've been no public hearings, and a draft measure won't be made public. Is the House version so unpopular that that Senate is hiding a version that looks much the same?
To the Point
Will the Senate write a healthcare bill in secret? While Democrats and Republicans argue White House relations with Russia, another question is being decided behind closed doors: who gets help buying health insurance and who doesn't? We hear how the pros and cons are being shrouded in secrecy.
To the Point
Venezuela spirals into economic and political chaos Venezuela, a country whose potential for prosperity is unmatched, finds itself on the verge of civil war. What sustains the repressive government? With time running out, guest host León Krauze looks at what the international community can do to pull the country from the edge of collapse.
To the Point
What happens when America retreats from the world? Is President Trump taking his "America First" agenda to extremes, withdrawing the country from the international stage on trade and climate change, distancing America from its traditional allies across the Atlantic and even threatening to physically isolate the country through the building of a wall along its southern border? León Krauze guest hosts.