Blogger Marcy Wheeler discusses the NSA "reform" bills making the rounds through Congress; how the once-promising USA Freedom Act was ruined; renewing the PATRIOT Act through 2017; the FBI's unfettered surveillance of Americans; and the NGOs embracing the lesser-evilism of crappy reform legislation (hey, it's better than nothing...).

Jeff Stein, a Newsweek contributing editor in Washington, discusses why Israel won't stop spying on the U.S. and why Congress can't clear all the obstacles to a visa waiver program for Israelis.

Retired Air Force pilot Michael Bell discusses Wisconsin's first-in-the-nation law requiring independent investigations of police killings; the police shooting that took his son's life in 2004; the longstanding practice of cops being allowed to investigate and exonerate themselves; and how his activism got police unions, politicians and the public on board to get the law passed.

Ramzy Baroud, an internationally syndicated columnist and author; discusses the unification of disparate Palestinian factions into the PLO; healing the rifts between Hamas and Fatah; and how Israel maintains the pretense of pursuing a two-state solution while systematically undermining it.

Jonathan Landay, a national security and intelligence reporter for McClatchy Newspapers, discusses the surge in terror attacks by aggressive al Qaida affiliate groups; why a global Islamic caliphate still isn't a realistic threat to the West; and how Iran and Hezbollah helped the Syrian government stave off defeat last year.

Eric Margolis, an award-winning syndicated columnist, discusses the Ukrainian military's attempt to take back territory won by pro-Russian protesters; conflict between neo-Nazis and Communists, reminiscent of WWII; and why you should seek a bomb shelter when a politician invokes national "prestige."

Jeff Tucker, publisher of Laissez Faire Books, discusses his new Liberty.me website that provides a place for libertarians to gather for friendship, publishing and learning.