Anand Giridharadas: Billionaires Are the Lethal Monkey on the Back of the American Public
The "Winners Take All" author explains how the philanthropy of the 1 percent creates harmful illusions.
Alissa Quart: The American Middle Class and the Rise of the Precariat
The "Squeezed" author examines our runaway income inequality and the possible solutions offered by democratic socialism.
Robert Scheer
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SI: Democracy & Media
SI: Human Rights & Civil Rights
SI: Race, Class & Gender
Carrie Rickey: The Rise and Fall of Women Moviemakers in Hollywood
The award-winning critic and historian debunks the most common rationalizations for women's underrepresentation behind the camera.
Robert Scheer
SI Podcast
SI: Democracy & Media
SI: History
SI: Memory: Autobiography, Biography & History
SI: Race, Class & Gender
Lauren Greenfield: ‘Generation Wealth’ and the Loss of the Self
A discussion with Emmy Award-winning documentary photographer and filmmaker on her film “Generation Wealth" and the loss of the self.
Nick Goldberg: Are Billionaire Newspaper Owners Bad for Journalism?
The veteran editor discusses how what happens to local news outlets reaches far beyond their markets and into everyone's backyard.
Robert Scheer
SI Podcast
SI: Autobiography
SI: Democracy & Media
SI: History
SI: Memory: Autobiography, Biography & History
SI: Reporting Abuse of Power
Seymour Hersh on Witnessing American War Crimes in Vietnam
In a wide-ranging discussion, the Pulitzer prize-winning journalist ponders why other journalists were hesitant to report on the notorious My Lai case.
Kimberley Reed and John S. Adams: Dark Money Is Eating Away at Our Democracy
The documentary director and Montana journalist discuss their film about how so-called dark money entered politics in the big sky state.
Nate Cardozo: We Live in a Golden Age of Surveillance
The Electronic Frontier Foundation attorney discusses the fight for privacy online and how the next frontier in internet privacy will be around encryption.
Wim Wenders on Pope Francis’ Admirable Humility
The Oscar nominated director discusses his documentary about the current leader of the Catholic church, "Pope Francis: A Man of His Word."
Adam Winkler on the Long, Sordid History of Corporate Personhood
The UCLA Law professor discusses his newest book about the rights of corporations, “We The Corporations: How American Businesses Won Their Civil Rights.”
Sasha Abramsky: Jumping at Shadows
The journalist and professor discusses his latest book about how fear has contributed to demagoguery.
Robert Scheer
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SI: Democracy & Media
SI: Human Rights & Civil Rights
SI: Race, Class & Gender
[rewind] Betsy West and Julie Cohen on Why RBG Embraced Her Pop Icon Status
The documentary filmmakers discuss their film “RBG” on the life and career of the legendary Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Robert Scheer
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SI: Biography
SI: Democracy & Media
SI: Memory: Autobiography, Biography & History
SI: War & Peace
Kenneth A. Carlson on the Film That Led to a Ceasefire in South Sudan
The documentary filmmaker discusses his new film "Heart of Nuba" about the heroic doctor Tom Catena in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan.
Dwayne Booth: Cartooning as a Profession Is in Peril
The political cartoonist known as Mr. Fish discusses the history of his art form and the struggle to keep the industry alive.
Robert Scheer
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SI: Biography
SI: Democracy & Media
SI: Memory: Autobiography, Biography & History
Greg Campbell on the Legacy of His Late Friend Chris Hondros
The journalist and filmmaker discusses his documentary about the photojournalist who died in a mortar attack in Libya in 2011.