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Newest Episode: Thu September 02, 2010. 07:57 PM
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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Thu September 02, 2010. 07:57 PM
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are together again for the first time in almost two years. How long will it last? What?s the role of Iran? How great is the risk for Obama? Also, another off-shore explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, and a British view of Tony Blair's new memoir.
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Wed September 01, 2010. 07:58 PM
In last night's speech from the Oval Office. President Obama said it?s time to "turn the page" from Iraq to Afghanistan and the economy. We look at impact of seven years and almost trillion dollars on Iraq, America?s reputation and the upcoming elections. Also, Middle East peace talks get underway in Washington, and the increasing cost of flying coach.
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Tue August 31, 2010. 07:58 PM
The big lesson from this month's outbreak of salmonella is don't eat eggs if the yolks are still runny. Make sure they're cooked all the way through. We hear about filthy conditions, animal cruelty and the absence of federal or state regulation at massive egg farms in Iowa. Also, the Dutch detain Yemeni-Americans on terrorism fears, and the latest on the life spans of drinkers.
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Mon August 30, 2010. 08:15 PM
Five years after Katrina, President Obama said yesterday he's making good on his promise to protect New Orleans. But he barely mentioned the strategy most experts say would make the biggest difference of all ? restoring the wetlands. Also, Vice President Biden's in Iraq to mark the end of US combat operations, and Christian belief and stem-cell research.
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Fri August 27, 2010. 07:44 PM
Five years after Katrina, there's still dispute about how big the storm was, what caused the flooding and what should be done to protect New Orleans in the future. We hear how the arguments are laid out in a new film called The Big Uneasy. Also Ben Bernanke says the Federal Reserve can do more for the economy, and Frank Lloyd Wright houses on sale ? at reduced prices.
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Thu August 26, 2010. 08:12 PM
With American combat in Iraq now over, soldiers are coming home in unprecedented numbers. We look at what can happen after the happy returns. Also, Afghan President Karzai criticizes troop the withdrawal time-line, and the last day of Deepwater Horizon.
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Wed August 25, 2010. 07:59 PM
Even in what's called this "summer of discontent," yesterday's primaries in Arizona, Florida and Alaska were especially nasty. But a lot was at stake in each state, and the outcomes could hold signs of what's to come in November. Also, housing numbers show a stumbling economy, and full-body security scans and invasions of privacy.
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Tue August 24, 2010. 08:06 PM
President Obama tries to be optimistic, but concedes that the Great Recession won't go away fast. Others compare it to the Great Depression as a signal of momentous economic change. Also, scientists decry ruling halting embryonic stem cell research. On Reporter's Notebook, are interest rates on credit cards going in the wrong direction?
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Mon August 23, 2010. 07:45 PM
Flooding in Pakistan is a slow-motion humanitarian crisis that threatens democratic government and civic order, not to mention American interests. We get a comprehensive look at the disaster. Also, new FDA rules fail to prevent Salmonella outbreak, and Wyclef Jean fights back.
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Fri August 20, 2010. 07:55 PM
A fast-growing salmon may be the first genetically altered animal on American dinner tables. If it's approved, there will be more to come. What are the benefits? What are the risks to human beings, the environment and the animals themselves? Also, the Israelis and Palestinians agree to talk. On Reporter's Notebook, will "the merchant of death" set foot on American soil?
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Tue August 17, 2010. 07:47 PM
A local change in the weather does not make the case for global warming. But unprecedented events in many parts of the world might amount to convincing evidence of climate change, especially when they were predicted. Also, another suicide bombing in Iraq, and performance reports on 6000 Los Angeles teachers are about to be made public.
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Mon August 16, 2010. 07:56 PM
The 14th Amendment was enacted during Reconstruction after the Civil War, by a Congress dominated by Republicans. Is it time for a change to prevent the children of illegal immigrants from becoming citizens of the United States? Also, the US and South Korea engage in war games, and General Petraeus begins a public relations campaign.
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Fri August 13, 2010. 07:49 PM
Mexico's war on drug traffic is failing, and its violent cartels have gone multinational. Can local and national government maintain control? How can the US help its southern neighbor from becoming a failed state? Also, Congresswoman Maxine Waters goes on the defensive, and the prospects for same-sex marriage in California.
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Thu August 12, 2010. 08:00 PM
The Obama White House has been stunned by critics from the left wing of its own party. Has the President failed to live up to his own promises? Will liberals stay home in November? Also, after a government bailout, GM reports big profits, and stressed-out fliers and flight attendants.
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Wed August 11, 2010. 08:00 PM
Opposition to Islamic mosques is not confined to New York City and elsewhere it?s focused not on September 11 but on the Muslim religion. Are there parallels in American history? What are the consequences for the constitutional guarantee of religious freedom? Also, Obama catches a "primary" break in Colorado while Palin?s "Mama Grizzly" concedes in Georgia. On Reporter's Notebook, remember N1H1 flu? It?s now officially not a pandemic.
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Tue August 10, 2010. 08:08 PM
If women are equal under the law, then bans on same-sex marriage are state-approved discrimination. We look at that and other arguments used by a federal judge to throw out Proposition 8 in California and set off arguments we?ll be hearing for a long time. Also, the House votes on money to the states. On Reporter's Notebook, are girls reaching puberty earlier than they used to?
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Mon August 09, 2010. 08:25 PM
In a war that ended just 35 years ago, the US lost 58,000 soldiers in Vietnam. Now the Obama Administration is negotiating a deal that could give Vietnam the opportunity to enrich uranium, which includes the potential to make atom bombs. Vietnam says it only wants develop nuclear energy, but nonproliferation advocates say it?s a dangerous precedent and a threat to China. Also, the Fed will hold a pivotal meeting on the economy, and Christian humanitarians massacred in Afghanistan are called "irreplaceable."
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Fri August 06, 2010. 08:00 PM
There are now 58 national parks, and America?s so-called ?Greatest Idea? is almost 100 years old. But a lot of America?s favorite natural retreats are in danger. Is there the political will to save them? Also, BP may drill again in the spill reservoir, the US and the bombing of Hiroshima.
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