To the Point

To the Point

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November 22, 2011 What's Next after the Super Committee Calls It Quits?
The bi-partisan Super Committee has failed to agree on deficit reduction. With 2012 elections coming up, how will parties deal with voter discontent over Congress?
52 min
November 21, 2011 Is the Private Sector Changing Global Health Priorities?
The same multi-nationals targeted by the WHO for excesses that led to global health problems in the 70's are leading the fight against deadly disease. What's changed?
52 min
November 18, 2011 A Peek Inside the Closed Borders of North Korea
One of the world's most isolated and secretive nations has opened to tourists. They aren't allowed to see much and it's all about the economy. We hear about the first visit and...
53 min
November 17, 2011 Energy Secretary Steven Chu Faces Congress on Solyndra
A bankrupt Solyndra was today's political football on Capitol Hill. Was the solar company an Obama boondoggle or a risk the government took to promote "clean energy?"
52 min
November 16, 2011 Heavy New Pressure on Syria's Bashar al-Assad
Army defectors attacked a military intelligence building in Syria today
as pressure builds on dictator Bashar al-Assad to stop killing his own
people...
52 min
November 15, 2011 Where Does the Occupy Movement Go from Here?
Demonstrators were evicted this morning from New York’s Zuccotti Park. We hear what's happening in other places. Does the movement have a chance to make political change?
52 min
November 14, 2011 Are Wall Street Executives Getting Off Easy for Committing Fraud?
The SEC is settling fraud cases with Wall Street institutions, but for corporate execs there's no pain. Also, Supreme Court and Obama healthcare law, and Google's robots.
52 min
November 11, 2011 After Penn State: Foster Care and Who Makes a Good Parent?
Penn State's sex abuse scandal involves at-risk kids. We look at the growing need for foster care and efforts to include gay and lesbian couples as parents.
52 min
November 10, 2011 Is Italy's Economy Too Big to Fail, but Too Big to Bail Out?
Greece seems to be getting its economic act together, but Berlusconi's Italy is another matter. Also, rioting after Paterno ouster, and candidate Rick Perry's latest gaffe.
52 min
November 09, 2011 Iran's Nuclear Technology: Is There a Threat of War?
The IAEA says Iran is still working on nuclear weapons technology. Also, voters' mixed messages on Obama's re-election prospects, and sexual abuse and football at Penn State.
52 min

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A monthly reality-check on the issues Americans care about most. Host Warren Olney draws on his decades of experience to explore the people and issues shaping – and disrupting - our world. How did…