Will Grigg, author of Liberty in Eclipse, discusses the FOX propaganda line on NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and Russia's extradition refusal; why the US more closely resembles an evil Leninist empire than does Russia; our above-the-law, "soft totalitarian" government; and the European sky-piracy carried out against Bolivian President Evo Morales.

Al Jazeera journalist Jason Leopold discusses the widespread breakdown of safeguards at Gitmo that contributed to prisoner Adnan Latif's death in 2012; the Guantanamo policy changes that brought on the prisoner hunger strike; and the bipartisan political opportunism that kept Latif imprisoned despite being cleared for release by the Bush and Obama administrations.

Philip Weiss, founder and co-editor of Mondoweiss, discusses Secretary of State John Kerry's persistent yet futile push for peace talks in Israel; the never-ending colonization of the West Bank; why most Americans have never heard of the Nakba; and mainstream recognition that a Jewish state isn't really necessary.

IPS News journalist Adam Morrow discusses the huge protests against Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi; the Egyptian military's demand that a political settlement be reached within 48 hours, or else; and why the secular Egyptian opposition looks ready to vote for another military dictatorship only two years after deposing Hosni Mubarak.

Fred Branfman, author of Voices from the Plain of Jars: Life under an Air War, discusses why the US executive branch is the world's most evil and lawless institution; the incredible explanation for escalated bombing in Laos during the Vietnam War; Robert McNamara's admission that wars have very little to do with trying to help people; and why the next major terrorist attack in the US will bring on a full-fledged police state.

Conn Hallinan, columnist for Foreign Policy in Focus, discusses US involvement in Syria since the beginning of the nearly three-year civil war; how the Syria conflict progressed from peaceful protests to full-on proxy war between the most powerful countries on earth; and Israel's goal of creating either compliant Middle East dictators or fractured, failed Arab states.

New York civil rights attorney Chase Madar discusses the first four weeks of Bradley Manning's military trial; legal arguments about whether Manning's leaked information was "closely held" or not; the government's attempt to show Manning as a pawn of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks, not a whistleblower responding to a crisis of conscience; and why - despite the prosecution's weak evidence so far - we should expect a harsh sentence from the military judge.  

Blogger Marcy Wheeler discusses The Guardian's NSA files and Glenn Greenwald's thousands of still-unreleased documents from NSA whistleblower Eric Snowden; government surveillance at the packet, metadata and content levels; how Section 215 of the Patriot Act skirts existing privacy laws; and why this unprecedented information gathering will have very little impact on preventing terrorism.

Jacob Hornberger, founder and president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, discussess FFF's fundraiser for their pro-liberty college speaking tour (last year featuring Glenn Greenwald, Bruce Fein and Hornberger); the proper role of government in a free society; and teaching the importance of civil liberties to young conservatives.

Daniel Larison, senior editor at The American Conservative, discusses the Republican divide on Syrian intervention; the media's failure to question John McCain's assurance that he knows which rebels are the good guys and which aren't; worsening US-Russia relations; and the responsibility to protect (R2P) in Libya.

Stephen Zunes, professor of politics and international studies at the University of San Francisco, discusses his article "Troubling Implications of Susan Rice's Appointment as National Security Adviser;" the liberal interventionist ways of US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power; why the Obama administration supported Libyan "democratic" revolution while allowing Saudi Arabia to crush peaceful protests in Bahrain; and some Kosovo War revisionist history.

Nathan Fuller of the Bradley Manning Support Network discusses the latest developments in Manning's trial; the prosecution's so-far unconvincing attempt to show that Manning worked on behalf of WikiLeaks; and the Civil War-based precedent of the government's "aiding the enemy" charge.

Mark Thornton, Senior Fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute, discusses the increasingly popular and mainstream Austrian school of economics; how sound economic theory leads to a thorough understanding of foreign and monetary policy; why central bankers are liars; Ben Bernanke's escapades beyond the Federal Reserve's traditional mandates; the Goldman Sachs alumni in high level government positions; and the wisdom of owning gold and silver.

McClatchy journalist Jonathan Landay discusses President Obama's crackdown on government leaks; the Insider Threat program that has federal employees spying on each other; official protection for government whistleblowers - as long as they stay within the chain of command; and the over-classification of information.