Scheer Intelligence
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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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Apr 3, 2020 • 59min
Even the ICC Can’t Rein in American Exceptionalism
The 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.
Mar 13, 2020 • 59min
The Afghanistan War Turned Americans Into ‘Good Germans’
A combat veteran reflects on the moral impact America’s longest war has had on its own people.
Mar 6, 2020 • 47min
Bernie Sanders Is Trying to Save the Democratic Party From Itself
The 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.
Feb 28, 2020 • 48min
Julian Bond Was a Radical Long Before MLK
The lifelong activist often adopted radical positions on a number of issues, including war and the environment, a new book reveals.
Feb 21, 2020 • 44min
The CIA’s Complicity in Modern Global Atrocities Revealed
Intelligence expert William Binney discusses the revelation that a widely used encryption service has been in CIA hands for decades.
Feb 7, 2020 • 1h 5min
The Clinton Machine Will Do Anything to Stop Bernie
It’s not just Sanders that the Democratic establishment is frightened of, it’s the powerful working class movement he’s helped build.
Jan 31, 2020 • 41min
Dennis Kucinich: The Democratic Party Has No Soul
As 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.
Jan 24, 2020 • 1h 2min
The Greatest Threat to the Prison Industrial Complex
A new PBS documentary provides insight into a prison initiative that is fighting recidivism with an unlikely tool.
Jan 17, 2020 • 41min
Noam Chomsky Makes the Case for the Lesser of Two Evils
In the second part of an engrossing interview, the renowned thinker explains his criticisms of Israel and his take on U.S. electoral politics.
Jan 10, 2020 • 44min
Noam Chomsky: America Has Built a Global Dystopia
In the first installment of a remarkable two-part interview, the two left-wing public intellectuals meet for the first time to discuss world politics.
