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Wedged between Russia, Turkey and Iran, the small Central Asian nation of Azerbaijan has long been a magnet for secret agents. Now, as tensions rise over Iran and its nuclear program, the former Soviet republic has been aligning itself with the West and Israel — despite traditional ties with Iran.

Airs Monday, February 20, 2012 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV

Congress on Friday approved legislation renewing a payroll tax cut for 160 million workers and jobless benefits for millions more, backing the main items on President Barack Obama's jobs agenda in a rare burst of Washington bipartisanship.

Job opportunities are still scarce, but so is self-confidence for some potential employees. Many lose faith in their abilities when they lose a job, and getting back to work can cause a lot of anxiety.

Since the uprising against President Bashar Assad began in March 2011, international attention has been focused on the marches and demonstrations led by the Syrian opposition. Though it is often cast as a monolith, the Syrian opposition is made up of many subgroups with varied interests.

Airs Tuesdays, July 21 & 28 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + PBS Video App

Nearly 116,000 signatures have been validated for an initiative that would end guaranteed pensions for new city works -- but the measure may not be on the June ballot.

San Diego State University students will have the opportunity to start their own businesses when the Zahn Center, which will help young entrepreneurs turn their ideas into companies, launches in March, the university announced today.

While conventional wisdom in Washington is that Obama's diplomacy with Iran failed, Trita Parsi of The Nation, argues the reverse. To her, a lack of political will prompted Obama to adopt a misguided policy, and caused Tehran to fear compromise more than escalation.

Some analysts fear an impending conflict between Israel, the U.S. and Iran. Tod Lindberg of The Weekly Standard argues that the United States is a on a collision course with Iran; failure to act would amount to a failure in U.S. foreign policy.