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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Oct 25, 2019 • 39min
The drug trade isn’t just killing people, it’s killing the planet
A gripping documentary documents the surprising role drug cartels and illegal traffickers are playing in the looming extinction of a rare whale.
Oct 18, 2019 • 45min
We’re having the wrong conversation about mental health
Two of the most urgent crises facing Americans---mental health and homelessness---are inextricably linked. The failure to see this has only made things worse.
Oct 11, 2019 • 45min
The Man Who Created a President From Beyond the Grave
A bone-chilling documentary about Roy Cohn, Donald Trump’s mentor, reveals the all-American evil that brought us modern-day politics.
Oct 4, 2019 • 47min
The extraordinary film that will change your mind about refugees
“Midnight Traveler” tells the harrowing story of Afghani director Hassan Fazili and his family’s displacement as filmed on their cell phones.
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.
