Patrick L. Smith, a journalist with Salon.com and author of Time No Longer: Americans After the American Century, discuses what the surprise Saudi-instigated oil price drop has to do with Obama, Putin and Xi meeting in Beijing at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in November.

Will Grigg, blogger and author of Liberty in Eclipse, discusses the events before, during and after the Ferguson grand jury decided not to indict police officer Darren Wilson on charges related to the killing of Michael Brown.

Patrick Cockburn, a journalist with The Independent, discusses how the Islamic State has hastened an end to Iraq's 2000 year old Christian communities; why the CIA is underestimating the Islamic State's power; and how Chuck Hagel's resignation as Defense Secretary highlights the disaster of US policy in the Middle East.

Jason Leopold, an investigative reporter for Vice News, discusses the Senate Intelligence Committee's report on the CIA's torture program during the Bush administration; the fight over which parts will be redacted; and when it might finally be released to the public.