To the Point

Fast-paced national/international news and issues program, from KCRW.

Six decades after Brown v. the Board of Education, US schools are still segregated. Is the real cause of segregation discrimination in housing and income inequality?

Eight million Americans qualify for VA healthcare, and they're apparently satisfied. But it takes so long that 40 have allegedly died while waiting for appointments.

The US and 5 other countries have resumed talks with Iran about lifting sanctions in exchange for curbs on nuclear development. Does Iran's transparency justify optimism?

House Republicans are investigating American deaths in Benghazi again. Is it all about politics? Will Congress manage to address other issues before midterm elections?

Stephen Hawking, the world-renowned physicist, says it’s already time to get serious about science fiction made real.

The US Supreme Court has authorized Christian prayers at public meetings even if it offends non-Christians who feel excluded. What about separation of Church and State?

Vladimir Putin seems to be lowering tensions between Russia and Ukraine by announcing a troop pullback from the border and support for elections. Does he really mean it?

Revelations of NSA spying jolted Internet users. Now the White House is proposing to regulate use of the same technology by retailers and financial companies.

Last week in Oklahoma, Clayton Lockett became the latest in a series of death row inmates who have visibly suffered during their executions.