Ray McGovern, a former CIA analyst and co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS), discusses Russian President Putin's decision to pull back the Russian military from Syria - having accomplished his goals of weakening Islamic State and Nusra Front and getting a ceasefire agreement in place.

Roger Charles, co-author of Oklahoma City: What the Investigation Missed--and Why It Still Matters, discusses President Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court, and Garland's role in covering up the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing investigation.

Stephen Zunes, a professor of politics and coordinator of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of San Francisco, discusses Hillary Clinton's involvement in the 2009 military coup in Honduras that deposed democratically elected president Manuel Zelaya.

Grant F. Smith, director of research at the Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy, discusses the 'Israel’s Influence: Good or Bad for America?' conference he is moderating at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. on March 18; and why only Americans are so deluded that they believe Palestinians occupy Israeli land, and not the other way around.

Gareth Porter, an award-winning independent journalist and historian, discusses Secretary of State John Kerry's plan to use cruise missile strikes to force Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, and Obama's refusal to allow it.

Eric Margolis, an internationally-syndicated columnist and author of American Raj, discusses North Korea's progress on nuclear weapons development and why the US would be wise to show restraint instead of engaging in provocative war games with South Korea.

Arun Kundnani, author of The Muslims Are Coming!: Islamophobia, Extremism, and the Domestic War on Terror, discusses the FBI's plan to spy on high school students as part of their "Preventing Violent Extremism in Schools" program .

James W. Carden, a contributing writer for The Nation and former advisor on Russia at the US State Department, discusses the neocon-dominated US media's constant anti-Russia propaganda and how it could end in catastrophe.

Dan Cohen, an independent journalist and co-producer of the documentary Killing Gaza, discusses the "narrowing of democracy" in Israel as the Knesset considers legislation that will further erode the rights of Palestinian citizens of Israel and those living in the occupied territories.

Jon B. Carroll, co-founder of the Alabama Justice Project and a member of Reporters Without Borders, discusses the Dothan, Alabama Police Department's decades-long practice of planting evidence to make false arrests and the District Attorney's full cooperation in obtaining hundreds of wrongful convictions; and why the tables might finally be turning against Dothan's institutionalized corruption.

Nasser Arrabyee, a Yemeni journalist based in Sanaa, discusses Saudi Arabia's "Unholy War" in Yemen, and how Saudi air strikes against civilians increase popular support for the Houthis.

Michael T. Klare, a professor of peace and world security studies at Hampshire College, discusses the energy wars between Saudi Arabia and new entries to the oil market, including US shale, Canadian tar sands, and Brazilian off shore producers; and why the oil market has undergone a permanent paradigm shift away from scarcity and high prices.

Robert Epstein, a senior research psychologist at the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology, discusses how the "Search Engine Manipulation Effect" of Google's search results can greatly influence public opinion, especially the decisions of undecided voters.

Eric Margolis, author of American Raj: Liberation or Domination, discusses why Hillary Clinton will be "haunted by Libya" in her run for the presidency, especially against Donald Trump, who will have no problem turning her Libyan democratic "success story" on its head.

Dan Simpson, a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette associate editor and former US ambassador, discuses the crumbling US-backed Afghan government, and why the 15 year-long US occupation is starting to look like the end days in Vietnam.