KCRW's To the Point show

KCRW's To the Point

Summary: Hosted by Warren Olney, 'To the Point' is a fast-paced, news based one-hour daily national program that focuses on the hot-button issues of the day, co-produced by KCRW and Public Radio International.

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Podcasts:

 Is the Tide Turning on Immigration? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

The President and a bipartisan group of Senators may agree on immigration reform, but the road to actual compromise could be stormy, and Congress has yet to be heard from.

 Detroit: End of the American Dream or Hope of the Future? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Detroit is America's poster child for urban decay. Can it be re-invented on a smaller scale? Could it become a model for urban restoration in other parts of the country?

 The GOP Tries to Rebuild Itself | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Barack Obama's re-election has led the GOP to an agonizing reappraisal. Agreed on the need to reach out to new demographics, they are divided on how that should be done.

 A Battle over the Future of Coal | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

With a declining market for coal in the United States, the coal industry wants to export its product to China, where demand is bigger than ever. What about global warming?

 Pentagon Lifting Ban on Women in Combat | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has lifted the ban on women in combat. We look at the pros and cons for the military, in Constitutional law and American culture.

 The Legacy of Too Big to Fail | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Despite the Toxic Assets Relief Program 12 banks are still "too big to fail," with protection secured by taxpayers. We update the bailout and promise of foreclosure relief.

 Roe v. Wade, at Forty | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

It's 40 years to the day since the US Supreme Court ruled that a woman has a constitutional right to abortion. We update America's most bitter cultural controversy.

 Barack Obama Begins His Second Term | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Barack Hussein Obama was inaugurated today for his second term, with an inaugural speech that looked to the future...

 Can Science and Medicine Help Prevent Violent Crime? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

President Obama and Congress are looking for ways that mental health agencies to share information so law enforcement can take action. Is the next step preventive detention for people who?ve never committed crimes? Is prediction possible?or is there no choice but to wait for violence to happen?

 As Israel Tilts More Right, Is a Showdown with Washington Looming? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

At a time of upheaval all over Middle East, Israel?s alliance with the United States is in trouble.

 Obama Takes Executive Action on Gun Control | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

The President today signed 23 executive orders and asked Congress for additional gun control measures?with an appeal to the public?

 Aaron Swartz and Free Speech on the Internet | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Last week, a celebrated Internet genius committed suicide?having written about the ravages of acute depression. Do 20-year old restrictions infringe on a human right made possible by a rapidly changing technology?

 The President, Republicans and the Debt Ceiling | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

At a surprise news conference this morning, President Obama said the latest dispute over the debt ceiling is already damaging the economy.

 Afghanistan: Should We Stay or Should We Go? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Today?s meeting between Presidents Obama and Karzai was billed as crucial to mapping the end of America?s longest war.

 John Brennan, the CIA and National Security | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

John Brennan, the CIA and National Security

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