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.
Episodes
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Mar 29, 2019 • 40min
The Liberal Betrayal of America’s Most Vulnerable
Mass incarceration, one of our greatest shames, was established by Republicans and Democrats who demonized large parts of American society.
Mar 22, 2019 • 36min
The U.S. Deserves Its Own Nuremberg Trials
Nazi Germany’s crimes and the U.S. War on Terror may not be so different in the eyes of international law.
Mar 15, 2019 • 38min
Hollywood’s Love Affair With Racism
When it comes to matters of race, the entertainment industry fails its increasingly diverse audience, time and again.
Mar 8, 2019 • 39min
Liberals Are Digging Their Own Grave With Russiagate
Two Russia experts discuss how the Washington establishment's virulent anti-Kremlin sentiment affects domestic and foreign policy as well as media narratives.
Mar 1, 2019 • 35min
The Uncomfortable Truth About Journalism’s Good Ol’ Days
Los Angeles Times reporter Patt Morrison and Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer point out a surprising fact about journalism through the ages.
Feb 22, 2019 • 33min
Growing Up Among the Great American Rebels of the 60s
Tosh Berman, the son of the artist Wallace Berman, describes his childhood surrounded by the revolutionary artists of the Beat movement.
Feb 15, 2019 • 36min
The Power of Living in Service to the Oppressed
The story of Tom Catena, a doctor who risks his life daily to proffer medical care in an African war zone, is as remarkable as it is inspiring.
Feb 8, 2019 • 35min
The Great Con of American Patriotism
In conversation with Robert Scheer, Ron Kovic and Maj. Danny Sjursen examine their roles in our nation's bloody trajectory since the Vietnam War.
Feb 1, 2019 • 30min
The Border Story Our Leaders Don’t Want You to Hear
Life, replete with its ups and downs, goes on in U.S. and Mexican border communities despite the political calamity unfolding around them.
Jan 25, 2019 • 37min
The Illegal CIA Operation That Brought Us 9/11
Was it conspiracy or idiocy that led to the failure of U.S. intelligence agencies to detect and prevent the 2001 terror attacks?
