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KCRW's Left, Right & Center
Left Right & Center is for listeners who feel like people on the other side of the political divide are on Mars. David Greene pieces together the big picture by inviting people from the left and the right to unpack their ideological differences, not to smooth them over, and look at what’s truly...
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Ceasefire deal emerges, but peace may be far off
Officials from Hamas and Israel have come together on the initial framework of a ceasefire agreement. In the first phase, Israeli and Palestinian host...
The politics of a government shutdown
The federal government shut down this week, leaving thousands of federal employees furloughed. Families who depend on WIC and SNAP could also be at ri...
From health to prosecutions, retribution defines the moment
Since taking office, President Trump has vowed to seek political vengeance on his opponents. He followed up on this by asking Attorney General Pam Bon...
A big talk about how the country moves forward
After the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, both Republicans and Democrats called for unity and understanding — but polarizing rhetor...
America is in a dark era of political violence
Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and commentator, was shot and killed while hosting an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. Utah Governo...
Can Congress work its way back to relevance?
The Trump administration announced that it will withhold $5 billion in foreign aid that Congress had already allocated. The “pocket rescission” is Off...
Trump bargains between power, safety, freedom
National Guard troops have been on the streets of Washington D.C. for about two weeks, and in June, they were deployed to Los Angeles during anti-ICE...
Trump pursues control of voting, teases a third term
President Trump says he wants to end mail-in voting and voting machines. The Constitution outlines that state governments manage their elections, but...
Trump calls on National Guard to patrol D.C.
President Trump promised to address crime in Washington, D.C. following an attack on a former DOGE employee. This week, the president put his plan int...
Was there any good reason to fire BLS chief?
President Trump fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Erika McEntarfer, after the organization released its July jobs report...
Will MAGA fractures push Trump to pressure Israel?
Leaders in France, Canada, and the U.K. have stated they would recognize and call for Palestinian statehood at the next General Assembly of the United...
Trump vs. the media
President Donald Trump continued to air his grievances with the mainstream media this week. First, he filed a $20 billion defamation suit against The...
When you become the news
Something you should know, from the team at Left, Right and Center.
Is the MAGA crowd losing faith in its leader?
Prior to his re-election in 2024, Donald Trump committed to releasing files related to several controversial investigations, including the Jeffrey Eps...
Democrats sought accountability after deadly Texas floods. Was it too soon?
Authorities were still searching for survivors of the deadly July 4 floods in Central Texas when some Democrats started asking whether President Donal...
Did the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ kill compromise in Washington?
Congress signed into law the “Big Beautiful Bill” this week. The bill survived slim margins to passage through the Republican-led Senate and House. GO...
Shouldn’t Congress have a say in US military action?
President Trump’s decision to strike Iran has sparked debate in Congress over the executive branch’s ability to take military action without authoriza...
Trump keeps US and Europe in the dark on Iran plans
President Trump has plans for securing peace after Israel launched a war with Iran. However, he’s keeping them to himself. A lack of clarity on whethe...
Could ICE protests sink Trump’s immigration policy?
Protests in Los Angeles sprang up this week as residents sought to deter ICE raids in several neighborhoods. The raids are part of a larger “mass depo...
Breaking up is hard to do
President Donald Trump has made the “big, beautiful bill” a hallmark piece of legislation for his administration. However, the bill’s most vocal oppon...
The Court Tester
The Trump administration has faced over 200 lawsuits in its first four months. The legal challenges range from deportation orders to Trump’s direct at...
Corruption, Putin… Burritos?
President Trump held a private dinner for the largest investors of the $TRUMP coin, a meme coin offered by his family’s cryptocurrency firm. It is the...
GOP infighting creates a big, beautiful nightmare
The House of Representatives began debating sprawling new tax legislation in Congress this week. President Trump touted it as “one big, beautiful bill...
Is the White House budget an attempt to test presidential power?
The White House recently released its budget proposal for 2026, which calls for over $160 billion in cuts to the Centers for Disease Control, Environm...
Voters push back on Trump … in Canada
Ex-financier Mark Carney led Canada’s Liberal Party to a nearly 30-point comeback in the polls to win the federal election. The shocking victory was d...
Chaos, conclaves and other concerns
Daily operations at the Department of Defense have been described as “total chaos” by a former department spokesperson. In a Politico op-ed, recently...
For the White House, when you’re wrong, you’re right
Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents wrongfully deported Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador last month. Abrego Garcia...
Market Madness: Do the best-laid plans sometimes get reversed?
March Madness may have ended, but Market Madness went into effect shortly after Trump announced “reciprocal tariffs” — some over 100% — on imported go...