Former Congressman Ron Paul discusses the libertarian alternative to bigger government and authoritarian presidential candidates; why mass deportation of hard-working immigrants is a bad idea; and how to have free trade without so-called free trade agreements.

Rannie Amiri, an independent commentator on Middle East affairs, discusses why the US government supports Saudi Arabia's ongoing crackdown on Bahrain's reform protestors, even though their demands should appeal to a pro-democracy Western audience.

Muckraking journalist Ken Silverstein discusses the "Shaky Foundations" of the Clinton Foundation, and why it seems more focused on influence peddling than actual charitable works.

Peter Van Buren, author of We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People, discusses why the Hillary Clinton email scandal is a big deal, and not just a boring technical oversight or a vast right wing conspiracy out to ruin her presidential campaign.

John Feffer, director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies, discusses the US drone strike assassination of Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour in Pakistan; and how the US's increasingly-bold program is bound to provoke blowback, drone proliferation, and challenges to international law.

Jim Lobe, founder of the foreign policy website LobeLog.com, discusses the converging foreign policy views of liberal interventionists and neoconservatives as noted in a new report titled "Extending American Power: Strategies to Expand U.S. Engagement in a Competitive World Order;" and what this consensus would mean if Hillary Clinton were elected president.

Nasser Arrabyee, a Yemeni journalist and film-maker, discusses why the UN-mediated peace talks aren't stopping Saudi Arabia's airstrikes on Yemeni civilians; and how Saudi cash and US weapons are helping Al Qaeda carve out a mini-state in Yemen.

Will Saetren, author of Ghosts of the Cold War: Rethinking the Need for a New Cruise Missile, discusses why the planned new generation of low-yield nuclear weapons (Long Range Standoff Weapon[s]) are actually more dangerous than the city-killing bombs from the Cold War era.

Philip Weiss, founder of Mondoweiss.net, discusses the March 24th execution of a wounded Palestinian man by an Israeli medic at a military checkpoint in Hebron; and former Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon's warning that "Extremist and dangerous elements have taken over Israel."

Patrick Cockburn, an award-winning journalist with The Independent, discusses ISIS's military setbacks in Syria and Iraq as government forces and Shia militias converge on Fallujah - an ISIS stronghold only 40 miles from Baghdad that was captured in 2014.

Sut Jhally, founder of the Media Education Foundation, discusses his documentary (he is executive producer) The Occupation of the American Mind: Israel's Public Relations War In The United States.

Former CIA officer Philip Giraldi discusses the prominent role uber-hawk and Ukraine regime-changer Victoria Nuland will play in a Hillary Clinton administration, and why Nuland's relatives should be collectively labeled the "First Family of Military Interventionists."

Vincent Ward, an attorney representing Chelsea Manning, discusses the appeal filed on Manning's behalf, seeking a reversal and dismissal of all charges - or at least a reduced sentence for the heroic Army whistleblower who was wrongly charged under the Espionage Act.

Jay Stanley, a senior policy analyst with the ACLU's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, discusses how the feds are helping local police with spying technology like "Stingray" cell phone tower simulators and then keeping it secret from the public - routinely denying FOIA requests by citing non-disclosure agreements.

Journalist Mark Perry discusses his Politico article about the disagreement among the Army's top brass on budget priorities and how to confront Russia; and Mark's suggestions for how US military spending could be put to better use.