Scheer Intelligence
246 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 352 ratingsScheer 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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Governments Are Using Coronavirus to Usher in a New Era of Mass Surveillance
April 24, 2020 07:00 - 36 minutesStates all over the world are ramping up surveillance, as people seemingly willingly give up whatever civil liberties they have left in the name of safety.
The Power and Pain of Being Asian American During the Coronavirus Crisis
April 17, 2020 07:00 - 48 minutesAs we all battle the deadly pandemic, Asian Americans like Hollywood producer Janet Yang are also facing an onslaught of racism.
Coronavirus has already transformed America, for better and for worse
April 10, 2020 07:00 - 48 minutesIn a special edition of “Scheer Intelligence,” host Robert Scheer becomes the guest as filmmaker Stephen French asks for the journalist’s take on the unprecedented crisis.
Coronavirus Has Already Transformed America, for Better and for Worse
April 10, 2020 07:00 - 48 minutesIn a special edition of “Scheer Intelligence,” host Robert Scheer becomes the guest as filmmaker Stephen French asks for the journalist’s take on the unprecedented crisis.
Even the ICC Can’t Rein in American Exceptionalism
April 03, 2020 07:00 - 59 minutesThe U.S. response to the international criminal court’s decision to permit an investigation into the Afghanistan War highlights the profound danger America poses to the world.
The Afghanistan War Turned Americans Into ‘Good Germans’
March 13, 2020 07:00 - 59 minutesA combat veteran reflects on the moral impact America’s longest war has had on its own people.
Bernie Sanders Is Trying to Save the Democratic Party From Itself
March 06, 2020 08:00 - 46 minutesThe class war that gave rise to Sanders’ campaign is the fault of a long line of corporate Democrats like Joe Biden, and voters know it.
Julian Bond Was a Radical Long Before MLK
February 28, 2020 08:00 - 47 minutesThe lifelong activist often adopted radical positions on a number of issues, including war and the environment, a new book reveals.
The CIA’s Complicity in Modern Global Atrocities Revealed
February 21, 2020 08:00 - 44 minutesIntelligence expert William Binney discusses the revelation that a widely used encryption service has been in CIA hands for decades.
The Clinton Machine Will Do Anything to Stop Bernie
February 07, 2020 08:00 - 1 hourIt’s not just Sanders that the Democratic establishment is frightened of, it’s the powerful working class movement he’s helped build.
Dennis Kucinich: The Democratic Party Has No Soul
January 31, 2020 08:00 - 40 minutesAs tensions between the left and right wings of the Democratic Party continue to rise, the former Congress member offers an insider’s take on the party.
The Greatest Threat to the Prison Industrial Complex
January 24, 2020 08:00 - 1 hourA new PBS documentary provides insight into a prison initiative that is fighting recidivism with an unlikely tool.
Noam Chomsky Makes the Case for the Lesser of Two Evils
January 17, 2020 08:00 - 40 minutesIn the second part of an engrossing interview, the renowned thinker explains his criticisms of Israel and his take on U.S. electoral politics.
Noam Chomsky: America Has Built a Global Dystopia
January 10, 2020 08:00 - 43 minutesIn the first installment of a remarkable two-part interview, the two left-wing public intellectuals meet for the first time to discuss world politics.
The Bipartisan Profiteers Who Demolished the American Dream
December 13, 2019 08:00 - 45 minutesWhen it comes to the U.S. housing crisis, the blame from the wholesale swindling of the American people lies on all ends of the political spectrum.
The Plot to Discredit and Destroy Julian Assange
December 06, 2019 08:00 - 40 minutesSeveral nations have played a role in the WikiLeaks publisher’s demise as corporate media stands idly by.
America’s Darkest Secrets Are Laid Bare in ‘The Report’
November 29, 2019 08:00 - 48 minutes - 44 MBA new film about the CIA torture report brings to life the brutal reality of the crimes the agency committed post-9/11.
The stain on America’s collective soul that will not wash away
November 22, 2019 08:00 - 53 minutesAlthough the extent of our lawless detention program in Guantanamo Bay is something many Americans know little about, it affects us all.
The center cannot hold off climate catastrophe
November 08, 2019 08:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBExperts worldwide are trying to tackle climate change with radical proposals, but one thinker is advocating for a more moderate approach.
The Center Cannot Hold Off Climate Catastrophe
November 08, 2019 08:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBExperts worldwide are trying to tackle climate change with radical proposals, but one thinker is advocating for a more moderate approach.
There is no Donald J. Trump without William F. Buckley
November 01, 2019 07:00 - 51 minutesAn in-depth look at a debate between James Baldwin and Buckley reveals ever-relevant truths about racism in modern America.
The drug trade isn’t just killing people, it’s killing the planet
October 25, 2019 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBA gripping documentary documents the surprising role drug cartels and illegal traffickers are playing in the looming extinction of a rare whale.
We’re having the wrong conversation about mental health
October 18, 2019 07:00 - 45 minutesTwo of the most urgent crises facing Americans---mental health and homelessness---are inextricably linked. The failure to see this has only made things worse.
The Man Who Created a President From Beyond the Grave
October 11, 2019 07:00 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBA bone-chilling documentary about Roy Cohn, Donald Trump’s mentor, reveals the all-American evil that brought us modern-day politics.
The extraordinary film that will change your mind about refugees
October 04, 2019 07:00 - 46 minutes“Midnight Traveler” tells the harrowing story of Afghani director Hassan Fazili and his family’s displacement as filmed on their cell phones.
There’s Only One Superpower Left and It’s Not America
September 27, 2019 07:00 - 41 minutesIn a world in which global opinion reigns, public diplomacy rooted in nationalism and propaganda will not save us from pressing crises.
America Keeps Getting China All Wrong
September 20, 2019 07:00 - 44 minutesThe two international giants are linked in inextricable ways, and yet Americans’ understanding of China consistently lacks nuance.
The solution to homelessness is staring us all in the face
September 13, 2019 07:00 - 41 minutesPeople like Becky Dennison are working to address to one of America’s most urgent crises with a straightforward approach.
The Most Consequential Whistleblower Who Wasn't
September 06, 2019 07:00 - 40 minutesIn the run-up to the Iraq War, Katharine Gun, the subject of the film “Official Secrets,” nearly changed the course of history with one corageous decision.
White Supremacy Is as American as Apple Pie
August 30, 2019 07:00 - 37 minutesA documentary about a black woman’s reunion with relatives who have been passing as white gets to the heart of one of the nation’s founding wounds.
The Latest Victim in the Crucifixion of Julian Assange
August 23, 2019 07:00 - 51 minutesThe mysterious arrest of a Swedish data privacy activist with links to the WikiLeaks founder raises important questions about government surveillance.
Democracy Dies Without Alternative Media
August 16, 2019 07:00 - 42 minutesWhere would America be without the muckraking journalists and the publications that champion their work?
Is Trump Building a White Ethnostate?
August 09, 2019 07:00 - 41 minutesAuthor and University of Michigan professor Alexandra Minna Stern traces the origins of America's burgeoning white nationalist movement.
America Has Gulags In Its Own Backyard
August 02, 2019 07:00 - 31 minutesIn a groundbreaking series, Shoshana Walter reveals the work camps operating all over the country under the guise of rehab centers.
We Could Solve the Israel-Palestine Conflict Tomorrow
July 26, 2019 07:00 - 50 minutesFilmmakers Abby Martin and Mike Prysner discuss the war crimes being committed in Gaza and how a resolution could be reached in the Middle East.
New Low in Greed: Care Home Operators Rake in Millions, Pay Workers $2 an Hour for 24/7 shifts
July 19, 2019 07:00 - 42 minutesA 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.
The Media Is Complicit in Julian Assange’s Torture
July 12, 2019 07:00 - 44 minutesA United Nations expert finds the WikiLeaks founder has been subjected to psychological torture, and media around the globe played a part.
The Homegrown Crisis California Refuses to Own
July 05, 2019 07:00 - 40 minutesOne of the wealthiest and most liberal states in America has created a humanitarian emergency that only those who caused it can truly fix.
The Sordid Story Behind the Mass Extinction of Languages
June 28, 2019 07:00 - 44 minutesLanguages 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.
Elon Musk Is Gaslighting America
June 21, 2019 07:00 - 33 minutesJournalist Will Evans exposed Tesla’s flagrant labor violations, but all the company’s founder did was shrug him off and cry "fake news."
The Lies Liberals Tell Themselves About the Second Amendment
June 14, 2019 07:00 - 40 minutesA 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.
Can We Learn Anything From Our Forever Wars?
June 07, 2019 07:00 - 33 minutesIn 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.
Did the Left Get Zionism and Israel Totally Wrong?
May 31, 2019 07:00 - 37 minutesSusie Linfield traces the history behind what she views as a leftist abandonment of Zionism by Jewish intellectuals such as Noam Chomsky and Hannah Arendt.
The Americanization of Popular Culture Should Terrify Us All
May 24, 2019 07:00 - 34 minutesHollywood'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.
Has Freedom of the Press Become a Convenient Illusion?
May 17, 2019 07:00 - 44 minutesIn a bold statement, a leading dean of journalism argues that in abandoning Julian Assange, the mainstream media have abandoned the First Amendment.
Silicon Valley doesn’t give a damn about Earth’s imminent demise
May 10, 2019 07:00 - 37 minutesBill 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.