Joe Lauria, an independent journalist covering international affairs, discusses Europe's efforts at de-escalating tensions with Russia to avoid a risk of armed conflict brought about by provocateurs in the US government and NATO; and why journalists have an uphill battle trying to convince Americans that Russia isn't an aggressive juggernaut that must be confronted no matter the consequences.

Zaid Jilani, a journalist and blogger from Atlanta, Georgia, discusses the hacked emails showing how retired USAF General Philip Breedlove (then supreme commander of NATO in Europe) plotted against President Obama's reluctance to further escalate tensions with Russia during the 2014 regime change and war in Ukraine.

David Bromwich, Sterling Professor of English at Yale University, discusses the roots of Hillary Clinton's hawkish foreign policy, and the neoconservatives jockeying for position in an anticipated Clinton presidency.

Ben Ehrenreich, author of The Way to the Spring: Life and Death in Palestine, discusses why Palestinians in Nabi Saleh have continued protesting the Israeli occupation and theft of their spring for years despite overwhelming odds, brutal responses by Israel, and a less than "honest broker" in the US government that is staunchly supportive of Israel, no matter what.

Sheldon Richman, author of America's Counter-Revolution: The Constitution Revisited, discusses why Brexit is more complicated than it seems in terms of economics, liberty, immigration, and trade policies; and why embracing xenophobia or protectionism would be the worst course of action for Brits upon exiting the European Union.

Shane Bauer, a senior reporter at Mother Jones, discusses his four month undercover journalistic assignment as a private prison guard for the Corrections Corporation of America at the Winn Correctional Center in Winnfield, Louisiana. Transcript -- June 28, 2016 -- Shane Bauer Scott Horton: Introducing Shane Bauer -- the heroic Shane Bauer -- senior reporter at Mother Jones magazine. You remember it made the news when his cameraman got busted out in front of a prison in Louisiana back a few...

James Bradley, author of the bestseller Flags of Our Fathers, discusses why Americans don't understand Orlando shooter Omar Mateen's motive, and still can't comprehend the lessons of terrorism blowback 15 years after 9/11.

James Carden, a contributing writer for The Nation, discusses the neoconservative scheme for regime change in Syria and, in the long run, Russia - as articulated in the "dissent memo" signed onto by 51 State Department officials.

Emily Yates, a former Army public affairs specialist and member of Iraq Veterans Against the War, discusses her "truth in recruitment" campaign to teach vulnerable students the reality of life in the military before recruiters can fill their heads with lies.

Jason Leopold, investigative reporter for Vice News, discusses what the FOIA documents he obtained say about the CIA's "Salt Pit" black site prison in Afghanistan where Gul Rahman was tortured and died of hypothermia in 2002; and the FBI's ongoing criminal investigation of Hillary Clinton.

Gareth Porter, an independent investigative journalist and author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare, discusses why the Obama administration is favoring al-Qaeda's main Syrian ally Ahrar al-Sham, and refusing to defy regional allies by backing a Syrian ceasefire.

Derek Johnson, Global Zero's executive director, discuses his organization's efforts to create a world without nuclear weapons, and the challenges awaiting the next president on arms control and the nuclear "hair-trigger" posture with Russia.

Philip Giraldi, a former CIA officer and Executive Director of The Council for the National Interest, discusses why the US foreign policy establishment still wants regime change in Syria even though the Islamic State is as likely as anyone to fill the void.

Mark Weisbrot, author of Failed: What the "Experts" Got Wrong about the Global Economy, discusses why Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is being impeached; and the IMF's weakening influence in "middle income" countries across Latin America.

Sam Husseini discusses his article on Noor Zahi Salman, the wife of Orlando shooter Omar Mateen, and her claim that the media (and anonymous government officials) are lying about her complicity in the mass murder of 50 people.