[Rewind]: Dianne Feinstein’s Claim to a Profile in Courage
The late senator's courage in exposing the torture program was on full display in this Hollywood thriller.
John Kiriakou: Never Forget America’s Torture Legacy
CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou joins Robert Scheer to discuss the dark history of America's torture program, and the normalization of the Espionage Act to attack those that expose the secrets…
[rewind] Kevin Sharp: It’s Time to Free Leonard Peltier, America’s Longest Serving Political Prisoner
The Native American activist’s attorney tells Robert Scheer why Peltier’s imprisonment is one of the worst miscarriages of justice this country has ever seen.
The Four Billionaires Who Want to Control the Universe
The gang-of-four powerful oligarchs: Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Mark Zuckerberg and Marc Andreesen, are after increasing profits and world domination — and no one is trying to stop them.
Why is The New York Times Burning Peace Activist Jodie Evans at the Stake?
The New York Times have targeted Code Pink’s Jodie Evans in a smear piece claiming she and her husband are agents of China.
The Liberal Darling That Wasn’t: UC Berkeley’s Troubled Past
Former UC Berkeley professor Tony Platt and former UC Berkeley graduate student Robert Scheer tackle the complicated history of the west coast educational institution, including its role in the creation…
Junk Science Is Putting Innocent People in Prison
The Innocence Project’s Chris Fabricant explains the various ways evidence can be manipulated to look scientifically sound, but is usually not.
The Constitution Still Betrays Women
Fordham law professor and constitutional law expert Julie C. Suk argues that women’s full emancipation will require changing the legal and political institutions created by our Constitution.
‘A Compassionate Spy’ Opens Today
The film opens at The Laemmle Royal in LA August 4.
The Los Alamos Scientist Who Gave the Bomb to the Soviets
Academy Award nominated director Steve James and esteemed journalist David Lindorff join Scheer Intelligence to discuss their new film on the atomic bomb that focuses on an unknown yet critical…
[rewind] Norman Lear: Honoring One of America’s Greatest Patriots on His 101st Birthday
ScheerPost wishes Norman Lear a happy birthday and commemorates this occasion with two SI rewinds.
Decriminalizing Being Human
ACLU attorney Melissa Camacho explains the gradual improvements to Los Angeles county’s barbaric jails after 50 years of fighting for better conditions.
James Bamford: Israel, Hollywood and the Theft of American Nuclear Secrets
Journalist, author and filmmaker James Bamford dives into his latest book exploring the NSA’s hypocrisy in scapegoating whistleblowers when the spy agency is the world's main source of the malware…
The Era of Nukes and No Diplomacy: ‘Crossing a Rubicon to Armageddon’
Professor Jackson Lears warns the Ukraine war has wrought “the ultimate technocratic fantasy: a winnable nuclear war.”
[Rewind] Ron Kovic: The Dark Irony of This Patriotic Orgy and the Celebration of War
Rewinding this special episode of Scheer Intelligence from July 2022 includes a note from the birthday man himself, Ron Kovic. He reminds us of the true costs of America’s endless…