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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May 1, 2020 • 1h 6min
Coronavirus Proves Capitalism Has Always Been a Lie
Economist Ellen Brown sheds light on the intricacies of an economic system that is being unmasked by the government’s pandemic response.
Apr 24, 2020 • 36min
Governments Are Using Coronavirus to Usher in a New Era of Mass Surveillance
States 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.
Apr 17, 2020 • 48min
The Power and Pain of Being Asian American During the Coronavirus Crisis
As we all battle the deadly pandemic, Asian Americans like Hollywood producer Janet Yang are also facing an onslaught of racism.
Apr 10, 2020 • 48min
Coronavirus has already transformed America, for better and for worse
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.
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.
