John Burton: What Trump and Sanders Supporters Have in Common
Robert Scheer sits down with the former congressman and current head of the California Democratic Party to discuss electoral politics.
Nolan Higdon & Mickey Huff: Has America Lost the Key to Democracy?
The authors of “Let’s Agree to Disagree” offer a guide to fostering critical thinking and dialogue in a society that seems to have forgotten how to engage in either.
Ralph Nader: Is There Any Hope Left for Democracy?
The legendary consumer advocate and former presidential candidate speaks to “Scheer Intelligence” host Robert Scheer about the shreds of democracy left in America.
Nathan Gardels: Is China Serious About Its ‘Socialist Market’?
Robert Scheer discusses the paradoxical past, present and future of the rising superpower's economic model with a fellow veteran Beijing watcher.
Maj. Danny Sjursen: America’s War Machine Refuses to Let Afghanistan Go
On this week's "Scheer Intelligence," the veteran weighs in on the U.S. exit from Afghanistan and Gen. David Petraeus’ dangerously false narrative about our country’s longest war.
Peter Edelman: What Democrats Did to Welfare Is Coming Back to Haunt Them
On this week's "Scheer Intelligence," the former Clinton administration official examines how Americans are still tormented by the specter of President Bill Clinton’s worst domestic policy failure.
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Dennis Kucinich: From Sleeping in a Car as a Kid to 16 Years in Congress
The former Congress member talks to Robert Scheer about his life and the dramatic events surrounding his political rise, as told in his new book “The Division of Light and…
Melina Abdullah: ‘When We Fight, We Win’
As the jury was deliberating its verdict in George Floyd’s murder by former police officer Derek Chauvin, BLM co-founder Melina Abdullah spoke with Robert Scheer about the movement’s enormous impact…
Jonathan Alter: Did Carter Trick the Soviets Into Invading Afghanistan? (Pt 2)
Click to subscribe on: Apple / Spotify / Google Play. You can also listen to Part 1 of this interview with Jonathan Alter here. When the Carter presidency comes up,…
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Jonathan Alter on Jimmy Carter’s Lifelong Efforts to Atone for White America’s Sins (Part 1)
Raised in privilege amidst the barbarism of segregation, the oft-maligned president eventually embraced the New South liberalism that just swept his native Georgia’s election.
Matt Tyrnauer: How Reagan Paved the Way for Trump
The director of the devastating Showtime documentary blockbuster “The Reagans” reveals how Donald Trump was the logical heir to the Reagan Revolution beginning with his plagiarism of the Gipper’s “Make…
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Thomas Frank: How the Democratic Party Became a Vehicle of Aristocracy
In the second part of a two-part interview with "Scheer Intelligence," the historian explores how anti-populism made liberals comfortable with plutocracy.
Thomas Frank: Don’t Believe Anything You Were Told About Populism
On this week's episode of "Scheer Intelligence," the journalist examines the history of American populism, and how it was distorted by Democrats and co-opted by Republicans.
Dennis Kucinich on the Real Reason the Blue Wave Never Materialized
On this week's "Scheer Intelligence," the former Ohio congressman and mayor of Cleveland weighs in on what the Democratic Party keeps getting wrong.
In a Time of Mortal Crisis, Rabbi Michael Lerner Prophesies a Caring Society
The lifelong progressive talks about his new book and what he found lacking in Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign.