Jim Lobe, founder of lobelog.com, discusses the public disappearance of neoconservative "prince of darkness" Richard Perle, and his apparent parting-of-ways with the American Enterprise Institute.

Kelley Vlahos, a Washington, D.C.-based freelance reporter and The American Conservative contributing editor, discusses Egypt's brief, failed bid for democratic reform and its latest US-aided authoritarian regime.

Keegan Stephan, a writer and political organizer in New York City, discusses the latest incidents of police violence and the coverups of their crimes against Americans.

Eric Margolis, an internationally-syndicated journalist and author of American Raj, discusses how George W. Bush's invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq helped derail Turkey's economic and diplomatic success story.

Gareth Porter, an independent investigative journalist and historian, discusses two of his recent articles, "Obama won't admit the real targets of Russian airstrikes [in Syria]" and "The US Could End Saudi War Crimes in Yemen - It Just Doesn't Want To."

Eric Margolis, an internationally-syndicated columnist and author of American Raj, discusses President Obama's plan to keep US troops in Afghanistan indefinitely in response to the Taliban's recent military successes.

Cora Currier, a journalist and reporting fellow at ProPublica, discusses The Intercept's investigation of the Obama administration's kill list of terror suspects in Yemen and Somalia - based on secret military documents.