Gareth Porter, an independent investigative journalist and historian, discusses the Obama administration's duplicitous and reactionary Iran policy; why even Netanyahu's biggest fans are getting tired of his inflammatory rhetoric; and the great opportunity for US-Iran reconciliation while Rouhani is president.

Jacob Hornberger, the founder and president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses the 40th anniversary of the Chilean military coup; the US military and CIA's role in the coup and execution of two US citizens; why Congress has never bothered to hold hearings; the conservatives who still admire Pinochet and the torture of civilians in the war on communism; and a couple books on his recommended reading list: Michael Swanson's The War State and Stephen Kinzer's The Brothers.

Trita Parsi, founder and president of the National Iranian American Council, discusses Israel's absolute opposition to any US deal with Iran; how Benjamin Netanyahu's rhetoric has limited his diplomatic options; and the apparent removal of Obama's "red line" on intervention in Syria.

Ann Jones, author of They Were Soldiers: How the Wounded Return from America's Wars, discusses the ongoing yet already-forgotten war in Afghanistan; a history of US intervention in Afghanistan since the 1950s; repeating the mistakes of Soviet occupation; and the factions jockeying for power in anticipation of President Hamid Karzai's departure from office.

Blogger Marcy Wheeler discusses the New York Times article verifying the claims of NSA whistleblower William Binney; how the NSA achieved Total Information Awareness through multi-sourced metadata; the tightly-woven webs of information that get ordinary Americans caught up in foreign intelligence investigations; why the NSA can't or won't tell Senator Ron Wyden how many Americans have been spied on; and the good and bad aspects of Obamacare.

Alan Butler, host of the talk radio show Butler on Business, discusses the debt ceiling debate circus in Congress; the cruelty of the inflation tax; why the real unemployment rate isn't represented by official BLS numbers; evidence that the economy continues to get worse despite talk of recovery; and why GDP isn't a good measure of a nation's economic health.

M.J. Rosenberg, Special Correspondent for The Washington Spectator, discusses AIPAC's attempt to stop Obama from making a deal with Iran; the Democratic Party's heavy reliance on pro-Israel contributors; Israel's tone-deaf public relations strategies; why Republicans are too distracted to thwart an Iran deal; and the recently revealed evidence that Nixon and Kissinger aided genocide in Pakistan/Bangladesh.

Nima Shirazi, a contributing writer for Mondoweiss, discusses the surprisingly rapid progress toward a US-Iran deal; why the US must recognize Iran's inalienable right to the peaceful use of nuclear energy; Obama's precedent-setting phone call to Rouhani - the first direct presidential contact since 1979; and why US airstrikes on Syria appear to be off the table.

Joe Lauria, a New York-based independent foreign affairs correspondent, discusses Iranian President Rouhani's press conference at the UN; the nearly-completed agreement on destroying Syria's chemical weapons stocks; Iran's eagerness to make a deal on their nuclear program to remedy the crippling effects of sanctions on their economy; and the Saudi and Israeli opposition to US-Iran rapprochement.