Should the trial of the 9/11 masterminds even take place? Why, asks Tony, when we have confessions and a desire for execution? Bob suggests that there's a little something called the rule of law and we should definitely abide by it, using it as an example of what's right about...

The Fort Hood tragedy: the shooter's Muslim faith, military education and his work as a psychiatrist treating vets with PTSD.

Unemployment reaches 10.2 percent: Do we need a bigger stimulus? What do the GOP victories in Virginia and New Jersey mean for both parties? Finally, the House's historic health...

Consumer spending drives the real economy and it is now continuing to fall. Did we save the banks at the expense of the people?

And even if Tony cringes at the phrase, the health care reform bills presented by both Houses of Congress make this an Historic Moment. Will...

Does government have the right to limit the pay of executives when taxpayers hold a majority interest in the company? The public option for health care is sneaking its way back onto the table in the health care reform game. The Obama administration has taken a hardcore stance regarding Fox...

Is the economy on the rise just because Wall Street hit 10,000 again? What about that 10 percent unemployment figure? The dog that hasn't barked yet: commercial real estate and toxic assets. Health care passed out of the senate committee and needs a lot of reconciliation. Will there be a...

Arianna appeared on the NPR show "On Point" today, along with Byron York and Jack Beatty, to discuss the fallout from both the left and the right for President Obama after he received the Nobel Peace Prize: the right complains that he is all talk while the left complains that...

The Nobel Peace Prize has been, stunningly and unexpectedly, given to President Barack Obama. Is it a case of unrealistic expectations? Will it help or harm him and us, in the long run? How will it impact affairs in Afghanistan? And at long last, a vote is due in the...

Obama's bid for Chi-town Olympic glory did nothing to aid America's cause. Is this a massive political failure or much ado about hardly anything?

The economy, touted as recovering, continues to be a jobless recovery: unemployment is at 9.8%. Arianna says Larry Summers and Obama's economic advisors are the...

On Monday night, Arianna spoke with Barbara Walters' on her weekly radio show Here's Barbara. They discussed Sarah Palin, what Arianna would say if the president called, and the reasoning behind Arianna's beyond Left and Right philosophy.

"I'm fine to be called a liberal," Arianna explained. "My problem is with...

The G-20 revelations regarding the secret Iranian uranium enriching facility: What are the options for taming Iran's nuclear ambitions? And in the march to Copenhagen energy summit, what message does the U.S. have for the world in terms of global warming?

What about Tony, who declares global warming to...

The Missile Shield: was it an act of pure symbolism? Is dropping it an overture to Russia or an outrageous betrayal of Eastern Europe? Can NATO survive?

The Baucus health care plan has virtually NO support; what's the next step in reforming health care? As Bob puts it: this...

A truly substantive discussion of Swiss and Massachusetts models for health care, and personal and political reactions to the Obama speech to the Joint Session of Congress this week are top of the list. This one is not to be missed.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said she will...

Arianna says it's not just subprime mortgage holders who are losing homes; the middle class is desperate and the Obama administration is supporting Wall Street, not the middle class. Tony says we've lost 3 million jobs, as many as were created in the prior decade, and creating public sector work...

Lawrence O'Donnell, native Bostonian and former legislative aide to Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, sits in as host today and leads the discussion about Ted Kennedy's legacy. Arianna wishes that people would pay heed to his inspirational rhetoric and embed it in political discussions now going on. Bob calls him a...

A deep discussion about what our mission in Afghanistan is; Bob ties some of this back to the allegations about Blackwater assassinations for hire. And a pretty deep and divisive discussion about the free market, public options and what health care reform really is or should be.

Today's show is helmed by Bob Scheer, who, amazingly, describes himself as a "libertarian" !! It's a big think show on the subject of Big Government. With the recession supposedly receding, and Cash for Clunkers making Ford more productive, has government intercession eased the economic emergency? Are we sloping toward...

Bob wanted to make the point that the anniversary of Hiroshima nuclear bombing has been largely overlooked by media and he manages to weave it into the discussion about Bill Clinton, the former President who brought home the 2 journalists from North Korea. Much back and forth ensues about fascism...

Andrew Cuomo discovered that $33 billion in bonuses were paid by Wall Street firms during the height of the meltdown and the public bailout. Where's the outrage? The real economy vs. mainstream media's good-news reportage... what about that 1.86 trillion dollar deficit?

Has Henry Waxman really gotten the Blue...

Obama has acceded that there won't be a health care plan coming out of Congress before the August recess. Tony says strategically, this could be tricky for him if members go home and constituents get angry and tell them not to move ahead. Bob says he doesn't get why there...

The Sotomayor hearings, Health Care bills making their way through Congress and the giant profits reported by the banking industry all form the basis for this exploration of the way in which Republicans need to navigate now.