Democracy Dies Without Alternative Media
Where would America be without the muckraking journalists and the publications that champion their work?
Aug 16, 2019•42 min
Scheer Intelligence
Scheer Intelligence features thoughtful and provocative conversations with "American Originals" -- people who, through a lifetime of engagement with political issues, offer unique and often surprising perspectives on the day's most important issues.
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Is Trump Building a White Ethnostate?
Author and University of Michigan professor Alexandra Minna Stern traces the origins of America's burgeoning white nationalist movement.
Aug 09, 2019•42 min
America Has Gulags In Its Own Backyard
In a groundbreaking series, Shoshana Walter reveals the work camps operating all over the country under the guise of rehab centers.
Aug 02, 2019•32 min
We Could Solve the Israel-Palestine Conflict Tomorrow
Filmmakers Abby Martin and Mike Prysner discuss the war crimes being committed in Gaza and how a resolution could be reached in the Middle East.
Jul 26, 2019•50 min
New Low in Greed: Care Home Operators Rake in Millions, Pay Workers $2 an Hour for 24/7 shifts
A new investigative report uncovers rampant exploitation of caregivers at residential care homes across the nation, many of them poor immigrants who work for a pittance around the clock with no days off, often sleeping on floors, couches, or in garages while the care home owners get rich, breaking several labor laws.
Jul 19, 2019•42 min
The Media Is Complicit in Julian Assange’s Torture
A United Nations expert finds the WikiLeaks founder has been subjected to psychological torture, and media around the globe played a part.
Jul 12, 2019•44 min
The Homegrown Crisis California Refuses to Own
One of the wealthiest and most liberal states in America has created a humanitarian emergency that only those who caused it can truly fix.
Jul 05, 2019•40 min
The Sordid Story Behind the Mass Extinction of Languages
Languages along with the world views they contain are dying out at an alarming rate. Sadly, this is by no means an accident, argues Lena Herzog.
Jun 28, 2019•45 min
Elon Musk Is Gaslighting America
Journalist Will Evans exposed Tesla’s flagrant labor violations, but all the company’s founder did was shrug him off and cry "fake news."
Jun 21, 2019•33 min
The Lies Liberals Tell Themselves About the Second Amendment
A deep-seated denial of the racist, colonial roots of gun rights in the U.S. underlies the left’s flawed approach to domestic arms control.
Jun 14, 2019•40 min
Can We Learn Anything From Our Forever Wars?
In a brutally honest exit interview, recently retired U.S. Army Maj. Danny Sjursen opens up about his 18 years as a witness to the carnage of America’s forever wars.
Jun 07, 2019•34 min
Did the Left Get Zionism and Israel Totally Wrong?
Susie Linfield traces the history behind what she views as a leftist abandonment of Zionism by Jewish intellectuals such as Noam Chomsky and Hannah Arendt.
May 31, 2019•37 min
The Americanization of Popular Culture Should Terrify Us All
Hollywood's triumph in the global culture wars is a serious cause for concern at a time in which conglomerates and uniformity reign, argues French scholar Violaine Roussel.
May 24, 2019•35 min
Has Freedom of the Press Become a Convenient Illusion?
In a bold statement, a leading dean of journalism argues that in abandoning Julian Assange, the mainstream media have abandoned the First Amendment.
May 17, 2019•44 min
Silicon Valley doesn’t give a damn about Earth’s imminent demise
Bill McKibben, the “world’s best green journalist” says it may be too late to save the planet, but that doesn’t seem to keep tech barons and the rest of the uber-rich up at night.
May 10, 2019•38 min
Can We Trust Billionaires to Save Democracy?
Billionaire Nicolas Berggruen’s plan to revamp democracy and put capital in the hands of the people has one glaring blindspot.
May 03, 2019•39 min
Julian Assange Is Being Used as a Smokescreen
The U.S. government’s attack on the WikiLeaks founder covers up a menacing assault on the First Amendment, argues journalist Bruce Shapiro.
Apr 26, 2019•40 min
The Destruction of Palestinians Will Be Israel’s Undoing
The great majority of Israel’s problems would be solved if the nation were able to establish lasting peace with its neighbors, says journalist and filmmaker Mariam Shahin.
Apr 19, 2019•48 min
Is Life After Prison Possible?
After finding herself abandoned by society after leaving prison, Susan Burton became the aid she and so many others in her position needed.
Apr 12, 2019•30 min
This Is the Only Way White Supremacists Lose
The victory against “the white supremacist, patriarchal, heteronormative capitalists” will be won in our courtrooms, our streets and our classrooms through vigorous, relentless resistance, according to Black Lives Matter co-founder Melina Abdullah.
Apr 05, 2019•32 min
The Liberal Betrayal of America’s Most Vulnerable
Mass incarceration, one of our greatest shames, was established by Republicans and Democrats who demonized large parts of American society.
Mar 29, 2019•40 min
The U.S. Deserves Its Own Nuremberg Trials
Nazi Germany’s crimes and the U.S. War on Terror may not be so different in the eyes of international law.
Mar 22, 2019•36 min
Hollywood’s Love Affair With Racism
When it comes to matters of race, the entertainment industry fails its increasingly diverse audience, time and again.
Mar 15, 2019•38 min
Liberals Are Digging Their Own Grave With Russiagate
Two Russia experts discuss how the Washington establishment's virulent anti-Kremlin sentiment affects domestic and foreign policy as well as media narratives.
Mar 08, 2019•39 min
The Uncomfortable Truth About Journalism’s Good Ol’ Days
Los Angeles Times reporter Patt Morrison and Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer point out a surprising fact about journalism through the ages.
Mar 01, 2019•35 min
Growing Up Among the Great American Rebels of the 60s
Tosh Berman, the son of the artist Wallace Berman, describes his childhood surrounded by the revolutionary artists of the Beat movement.
Feb 22, 2019•33 min
The Power of Living in Service to the Oppressed
The story of Tom Catena, a doctor who risks his life daily to proffer medical care in an African war zone, is as remarkable as it is inspiring.
Feb 15, 2019•36 min
The Great Con of American Patriotism
In conversation with Robert Scheer, Ron Kovic and Maj. Danny Sjursen examine their roles in our nation's bloody trajectory since the Vietnam War.
Feb 08, 2019•35 min
The Border Story Our Leaders Don’t Want You to Hear
Life, replete with its ups and downs, goes on in U.S. and Mexican border communities despite the political calamity unfolding around them.
Feb 01, 2019•30 min
The Illegal CIA Operation That Brought Us 9/11
Was it conspiracy or idiocy that led to the failure of U.S. intelligence agencies to detect and prevent the 2001 terror attacks?
Jan 25, 2019•37 min
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