Scheer Intelligence

  • Author: Vários
  • Narrator: Vários
  • Publisher: Podcast
  • Duration: 335:10:48
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Synopsis

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

  • Attacks on the Post Office Aim to Destroy American Democracy

    28/08/2020 Duration: 52min

    Communications scholar Mark Lloyd explains how the USPS, which is enshrined in the Constitution, became a political battleground. 

  • Something’s Rotten in the Corporate States of America

    21/08/2020 Duration: 34min

    A new book by Barbara Freese explores eight stories about the unfettered corporate greed that has corrupted modern society and led to an astounding loss of life. 

  • Questioning Corporate Media’s Thirst for Scandal in the Age of #MeToo

    14/08/2020 Duration: 01h11min

    Journalist JoAnn Wypijewski’s latest book, “What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About #MeToo: Essays on Sex, Authority and the Mess of Life” issues a blistering challenge to “scandal media,” which she dismisses as a distorted Cliff Notes version of reality.

  • How Brooklyn Turned Bernie Sanders Into a Democratic Socialist

    07/08/2020 Duration: 44min

    In his new book, Theodore Hamm examines the New York figures and policies that inspired Sanders to become a champion of working class Americans.

  • Are Russia and the US Actually Different When It Comes to Meddling in Foreign Elections?

    31/07/2020 Duration: 01h05min

    In “Rigged,” historian David Shimer documents both countries attempts to manipulate democracies abroad — and comes to some questionable conclusions

  • The Unbearable Violence of Being American

    24/07/2020 Duration: 01h13min

    Oliver Stone and Maj. Danny Sjursen frame their nation’s past and present in the context of the imperialist U.S. wars that stole their youth. 

  • A new book by the cartoonist the cops didn’t let get away

    17/07/2020 Duration: 57min

    The former L.A. Times cartoonist thought he was protected by freedom of the press until his own newspaper came after him for a blog post about LAPD abuses.

  • The Price of Ignoring the Ferguson Uprising

    10/07/2020 Duration: 44min

    Throughout the uprisings inspired by the killings of Eric Garner, Breonna Taylor, Freddie Gray and so many other Black victims, white leaders refused to learn from Black Lives Matter, a group inspired by the police killing of Trayvon Martin, 17, in 2012 and catalyzed by the killing of Michael Brown.

  • The Great Con of American Patriotism

    03/07/2020 Duration: 34min

    In conversation with Robert Scheer, Ron Kovic and Maj. Danny Sjursen examine their roles in our nation's bloody trajectory since the Vietnam War.

  • For Many Young People, Socialism Is as American as Apple Pie

    26/06/2020 Duration: 38min

    Bernie Sanders may never make it to the White House, but, just when we need them most, socialists like “Bigger than Bernie” co-author Meagan Day have picked up his torch. 

  • The Powerful Past, Present and Future of Black Lives Matter

    19/06/2020 Duration: 44min

    As BLM protests sweep the globe, the movement’s co-founder Melina Abdullah talks about its roots and her hopes for the coming years.

  • The Cynical Forces Behind America’s Forever Wars

    12/06/2020 Duration: 42min

    Journalist Patrick Cockburn examines the disastrous inevitability of America’s failures in the Middle East as the region continues to reel from decades of U.S.-sponsored turmoil. 

  • Harnessing Humor to Unveil America’s Ugliest Truths

    05/06/2020 Duration: 01h08min

    Political comedian Lee Camp wants to dismantle systems of oppression with a molotov cocktail filled with facts and some good old fashioned laughter. 

  • The ‘Mass Murder Program’ Behind America’s Rise to Power

    29/05/2020 Duration: 01h03min

    In a new book, journalist Vincent Bevins traces the Cold War massacres in Asia and Latin America that still define global political dynamics today. 

  • A Global Look at the Virus That Upended the World

    22/05/2020 Duration: 34min

    The series “Decoding Covid-19” offers a hopeful account of the international cooperation that has stemmed from the unprecedented crisis. 

  • Big Banks Got the Sweetest Deal From the Covid-19 Bailouts

    15/05/2020 Duration: 48min

    Banking expert Nomi Prins explains why Congress’ stimulus bill has been a boon for Wall Street and not the small businesses that need it most. 

  • Does Medicare for All Await Us at the End of This Viral Massacre?

    08/05/2020 Duration: 44min

    Dr. Margaret Flowers predicts how the coronavirus pandemic will impact the ongoing struggle for universal health care in the U.S.

  • Coronavirus Proves Capitalism Has Always Been a Lie

    01/05/2020 Duration: 01h05min

    Economist Ellen Brown sheds light on the intricacies of an economic system that is being unmasked by the government’s pandemic response.  

  • Governments Are Using Coronavirus to Usher in a New Era of Mass Surveillance

    24/04/2020 Duration: 36min

    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.

  • The Power and Pain of Being Asian American During the Coronavirus Crisis

    17/04/2020 Duration: 48min

    As we all battle the deadly pandemic, Asian Americans like Hollywood producer Janet Yang are also facing an onslaught of racism.

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