Jim Lobe, chief of the Washington bureau of Inter Press Service, discusses the neoconservative ideology and its prominent practitioners; the opposition to US-Iran detente; and Obama's weak-kneed consensus-building approach to bitter policy disputes.

Jason Leopold, a writer for Al Jazeera, discusses the human rights groups criticizing Obama's failure to close Guantanamo prison; the just-released documents on prisoner genital searches that the DOJ claimed could help Al Qaeda attack Guantanamo; and the media's failure to cover the still-ongoing hunger strike.

Jeffrey Phillips, director for ADAM VS THE MAN, discusses why libertarian activist Adam Kokesh is still in jail and how you can help support his legal defense.  

Michael Swanson is the author of The War State: The Cold War Origins Of The Military-Industrial Complex And The Power Elite, 1945-1963. This is the first interview in a series of in-depth discussions about the book.

Eric Margolis, journalist and author of American Raj, discusses Iran's unwelcome peace offerings; John Kerry and Hillary Clinton's political maneuvering ahead of the 2016 election; the Syria debacle that has embarrassed Obama and boosted Putin's international standing; and Israel's likely involvement in the assassination of an Iranian nuclear scientist.

Kelley B. Vlahos, a regular Antiwar.com columnist and contributing editor at The American Conservative, discusses the media's lousy coverage of the D.C. car chase/shooting; the militarization of trigger happy law enforcement officers; and the link between the military's prescription drug addiction and the record number of soldiers committing suicide.

Michael Boldin, founder and executive director of the Tenth Amendment Center, discusses the states' rights approach to fighting NSA spying on Americans; the unlikely coalition that pushed through the NDAA-defying California Liberty Preservation Act (AB-351); and using anti-commandeering court precedents to withhold water and power from NSA data centers in Utah and Texas.