To the Point

President Obama's in Asia, coping with climate change, and China and America's past military excesses — not to mention his own legacy.  Experts disagree about successes… and failures.  We hear about the President's successes and failures. 

In many American cities, local police now act like tax collectors. On this special rebroadcast of To the Point, we hear how that can puts municipal finance on the backs of the poor.

In Colombia, more than 50 years of bloody fighting marked by atrocities may finally have come to an end. But peace won't come easy when former combatants have to live side by side.

Apple's just one of the US companies paying taxes in other countries to avoid taxes here — and small business, the middle class and other Americans needing government services are paying the cost.

Women have struggled to increase their numbers in the US Senate. But, after November's election, there could be more than ever before.  And female candidates are key to the Democrats re-taking control of the Upper House. We look at the states that could make a difference.

In France, there's a paradox: secularism is sacred. So it's no accident that the battle over body-covering burkinis started there. But the conflict is emblematic of cultural and religious challenges all over the world, including here in the United States.

Immigration has been the identifying issue of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, but — in his own words — he's "softening" his call for mass deportations. If he really means it, what about his base of supporters, the Republican Party and the future of "immigration reform."

Hillary Clinton denies any conflict of interest with the Clinton Foundation when she was Secretary of State. But, as she rarely sits down to explain her side of the story, it's potency as a campaign issue is increasing. We try to find the line between appearances and realities.

Tensions have been growing between Turkey and the US since last month's failed coup. Turkey wants the US to extradite the exiled Muslim cleric it says was behind the attempt. It's also unhappy with America's alliance with Syrian Kurdish militias against the Islamic state. Guest host Barbara Bogaev explores what's at stake in this troubled relationship with a longtime ally.

In his first term, President Obama pledged to work for nuclear disarmament.  But America's arsenal is still being "modernized" -- and he's approved $11 billion for a so-called "smart" bomb.  Is he living up to the promise that got him the Nobel Peace Prize?