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.
Susan Lacy: Jane Fonda Is a Living, Breathing Rebuke of the Patriarchy
The "Jane Fonda in Five Acts" director reflects on the film star's personal evolution and her sui generis brand of political activism.
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.
Helen Sklar: Bill Clinton Enabled Trumps Immigration Policy
The immigration attorney explores Democrats' key role in forging some of our country's most xenophobic policies.
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.
Jacob Snow: Is ReKognition the Face of Surveillance, Useful or Dangerous?
The American Civil Liberties Union attorney examines the close partnership between private enterprise and the surveillance state.
Robert Scheer
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Zeiad Abbas: Western Media Has Abandoned Palestine
The filmmaker, journalist and refugee describes living conditions of Palestinians under the state of Israel and condemns the alliance between Trump and Netanyahu.
Robert Scheer
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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
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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
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SI: Memory: Autobiography, Biography & History
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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.
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.
Jennifer Rothman on the Privacy Rights You May Not Know You Have
The Loyola Law professor discusses her new book, "The Right of Publicity: Privacy Reimagined for a Public World," about the publicity's history.
Eon McLeary and Manuel Ruiz: ‘The Work’ Documentary and Mental Health in Prison
The documentary filmmaker and a former prisoner discuss the film about a group therapy program in one of the most infamous prisons in the United States.