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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Sep 27, 2019 • 42min
There’s Only One Superpower Left and It’s Not America
In a world in which global opinion reigns, public diplomacy rooted in nationalism and propaganda will not save us from pressing crises.
Sep 20, 2019 • 44min
America Keeps Getting China All Wrong
The two international giants are linked in inextricable ways, and yet Americans’ understanding of China consistently lacks nuance.
Sep 13, 2019 • 42min
The solution to homelessness is staring us all in the face
People like Becky Dennison are working to address to one of America’s most urgent crises with a straightforward approach.
Sep 6, 2019 • 41min
The Most Consequential Whistleblower Who Wasn't
In 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.
Aug 30, 2019 • 38min
White Supremacy Is as American as Apple Pie
A 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.
Aug 23, 2019 • 51min
The Latest Victim in the Crucifixion of Julian Assange
The mysterious arrest of a Swedish data privacy activist with links to the WikiLeaks founder raises important questions about government surveillance.
Aug 16, 2019 • 42min
Democracy Dies Without Alternative Media
Where would America be without the muckraking journalists and the publications that champion their work?
Aug 9, 2019 • 42min
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 2, 2019 • 32min
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.
Jul 26, 2019 • 50min
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.
