Jeff Cohen: The Biggest Threat to Free Speech No One Is Talking About
The FAIR co-founder dissects the failures of the mainstream media, the midterm elections and the future of the Democratic Party.
Jason Stanley: America Is on the Road to Becoming a Fascist State
The Yale philosophy professor reflects on Trump's ultranationalism and the eerie parallels between the U.S. and pre-war Germany.
Jeff Adachi: How America Came to Have the World’s Biggest Prison Population
The Japanese-American public defender tells how his family's past affects his present and reveals why he withdrew his support of California's new bail law.
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.
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.
Nomi Prins: Big Banks Have Shown No Remorse for the Devastation They Wreaked
The former Wall Street banker turned journalist and author returns to Scheer Intelligence to critique the actions of international central banks.
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.
David Cay Johnston: Trump Has Been Worse for America Than You Think
The Pulitzer Prize winning journalist discusses his new book, "It's Worse Than You Think," on the first year of the Trump Administration.
Peter Edelman: Democrats Have Helped Criminalize Poverty in America (Part Two)
The Georgetown Law professor talks about his most recent book on the criminalization of poverty in America throughout the past decades.
Peter Edelman: It’s Not a Crime to Be Poor (Part One)
The director of the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality talks about how the criminal justice system continues the cycle of poverty in America.
Bill Blum: Bill Clinton Laid the Groundwork for Donald Trump
The attorney and author talks about how the Clinton administration played a role in Trump's current immigration policies.
Zev Yaroslavsky: A Pragmatic Los Angeles Politician on the Future of America
The longtime Californian politician discusses his decades-long career and his take on the 2016 presidential election outcome.
Kshama Sawant: Bringing Socialism to Seattle
Robert Scheer sits down with Seattle City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant to discuss the changing face of socialism in this country.
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Misty K. Snow: An Historic Senate Nominee
The Utah Democratic Senate nominee, who became the first major party transgender nominee to run for the US senate, discusses her unlikely candidacy.