Left, Right & Center

The al-Baghdadi raid


Listen Later

In a near party line vote, the impeachment inquiry is now a formal inquiry. Once divided, all but two Democrats voted for the resolution. How did the party coalesce so quickly?
On Sunday morning, President Trump announced a special forces mission, in conjunction with local partners, that led to the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi. But this isn’t the end of ISIS. Michael Singh, Washington Institute Managing Director and former senior director for Middle East affairs at the National Security Council, says that while the news is certainly a blow to the group and its efforts, it is just temporary. “This probably throws ISIS into a bit of disarray. But, still, you have 11,000, maybe more, ISIS members at large, in addition to those in prisons, who are probably still committed to conducting acts of terrorism. And at the end of the day, the underlying conditions that helped give rise to ISIS are arguably worse now than they were then.” So what is next for ISIS? How much did oil factor into this mission? And what can we gather from the way President Trump thanked partners in the aftermath?
Then, Elizabeth Warren’s wealth tax plan is in the news again — this time because it’s part of her plan to fund single-payer healthcare. Gabriel Zucman, one of the economists who advised Elizabeth Warren’s wealth tax plan, joins the show to talk about the plan and the optimal tax rate billionaires should pay. What’s the viability of that wealth tax plan? Similar plans have faltered in other countries. What’s different about the US? Should we all dream of becoming billionaires? Does a higher tax rate throw water on that dream?
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Left, Right & CenterBy KCRW

  • 3.9
  • 3.9
  • 3.9
  • 3.9
  • 3.9

3.9

4,764 ratings


More shows like Left, Right & Center

View all
Bookworm by KCRW

Bookworm

575 Listeners

The Business by KCRW

The Business

658 Listeners

The Treatment by KCRW

The Treatment

605 Listeners

On the Media by WNYC Studios

On the Media

9,053 Listeners

Good Food by KCRW

Good Food

1,075 Listeners

Political Gabfest by Slate Podcasts

Political Gabfest

8,493 Listeners

The Political Scene | The New Yorker by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

The Political Scene | The New Yorker

3,903 Listeners

Press Play with Madeleine Brand by KCRW

Press Play with Madeleine Brand

147 Listeners

Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts by Slate Podcasts

Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts

3,457 Listeners

Nocturne by Vanessa Lowe

Nocturne

1,273 Listeners

The Axe Files with David Axelrod by The Institute of Politics & CNN

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

7,603 Listeners

Scheer Intelligence by Scheerpost

Scheer Intelligence

388 Listeners

The NPR Politics Podcast by NPR

The NPR Politics Podcast

25,775 Listeners

Pod Save America by Crooked Media

Pod Save America

86,391 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

111,470 Listeners

Lost Notes: Groupies by KCRW

Lost Notes: Groupies

705 Listeners

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat by New York Times Opinion

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat

6,635 Listeners

The Bulwark Podcast by The Bulwark

The Bulwark Podcast

11,386 Listeners

Hacks On Tap by Hacks On Tap

Hacks On Tap

8,003 Listeners

Advisory Opinions by The Dispatch

Advisory Opinions

3,734 Listeners

The Dispatch Podcast by The Dispatch

The Dispatch Podcast

3,171 Listeners

Life Examined by KCRW

Life Examined

307 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

15,336 Listeners

Serious Trouble by Josh Barro and Ken White

Serious Trouble

428 Listeners