
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.
Latest episodes

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.

Jul 19, 2019 • 42min
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 12, 2019 • 44min
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 5, 2019 • 40min
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.