Scheer Intelligence

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Coronavirus has already transformed America, for better and for worse Apr 10, 2020

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In 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 Apr 03, 2020

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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.

The Afghanistan War Turned Americans Into ‘Good Germans’ Mar 13, 2020

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A 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 Mar 06, 2020

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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.

Julian Bond Was a Radical Long Before MLK Feb 28, 2020

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The 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 Feb 21, 2020

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Intelligence 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 Feb 07, 2020

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It’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 Jan 31, 2020

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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.

The Greatest Threat to the Prison Industrial Complex Jan 24, 2020

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A 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 Jan 17, 2020

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In the second part of an engrossing interview, the renowned thinker explains his criticisms of Israel and his take on U.S. electoral politics.