Greg Palast, an investigative reporter and bestselling author, discusses the (non-CNN) version of what's really going on in Venezuela; the Koch brothers' interest in reducing the price of Venezuela's crude oil exports; and the National Endowment for Democracy's role in aiding and abetting "democratic" regime change in countries without a US sock puppet in charge.

Eric Margolis, an award-winning, internationally syndicated columnist, discusses the EU-brokered compromise deal to avoid civil war in Ukraine; State Department official Victoria Nuland's condescending attitude toward Europe; and why the US media now rivals the old Soviet media on spewing out government propaganda.

Kade Crockford, Director of the Technology for Liberty Project (ACLU), discusses the PrivacySOS blog that keeps tabs on government spying; how legislation has failed to keep pace with surveillance technology; and why people who claim to have "nothing to hide" should still care about privacy rights.

Trita Parsi, President of the National Iranian American Council, discusses his article "US-Iran deal: Compromise is key," and the possibility Iran won't have a normalized nuclear program or be completely free from sanctions for 25 years.

Former CIA officer Philip Giraldi discusses the March 7th National Summit to Reassess the U.S.-Israel "Special Relationship;" the nonexistent US national interest in Ukraine; avoiding unnecessary conflict with Russia; and why John McCain is delusional about supporting the "good guys" in Syria.

Journalist Corey Hutchins discusses the Red Cross's call to eliminate nuclear weapons once and for all; the "War is Boring" collection on medium.com; and the vested interests inside the nuclear industry preventing disarmament.

Andy Worthington, author of The Guantanamo Files, discusses America's post-9/11 turn toward the "dark side" of torture and indefinite detention without trial; the long-overdue 6000 page report on CIA torture; and the Yemenis who remain imprisoned at Guantanamo simply for their nationality.