Joshua Hughes, a peace activist and founder of Verdenergia Pacifica, discusses his sustainable farming and forestry operation in Costa Rica (open to ecotourists and those interested in permaculture) and why he prefers it to making a six-figure income in the US.

Keegan Stephan, a writer and political organizer in New York City, discusses his efforts to keep tabs on all the New Yorkers and other Americans killed by cops, and how our broken judicial process makes prosecuting cops almost impossible.

Gareth Porter, an award-winning journalist and historian, discusses his article, "Behind the Scenes: How the US and Iran Reached Their Landmark Deal;" and how AIPAC and their supporters in Congress are still working to undermine the deal.

Patrick Cockburn, a Middle East correspondent for The Independent, discusses how ISIS gained control of half of Syria's territory; rumors that Russia is building a military presence to support Assad; and why war will continue in Iraq and Syria for the foreseeable future.

Jason Leopold, a writer for Vice News and author of News Junkie, discusses how the CIA shaped the screenplay and essentially co-produced Zero Dark Thirty - a movie that helped launch the CIA's public relations campaign that torture led to the capture and killing of Osama bin Laden.

Jack Mirkinson, a writer for Salon.com, discusses his article "What Hillary Clinton wants you to forget: Her disastrous record as a war hawk."

Grant F. Smith, founder of IRMEP.org, discusses how a CIA cover-up stymied two FBI investigations into the diversion of weapons-grade uranium from the US to Israel in the 1960s.

Reza Marashi, research director at the National Iranian American Council, discusses the Senate's imminent passage of the P5+1 Iranian nuclear agreement; the Republican attempt to block the deal; and what Obama needs to do to ensure the deal lasts beyond his presidency.

Jim Lobe, a veteran journalist and founder of LobeLog.com, discusses how AIPAC and its pro-Israel supporters in the US Congress can still derail the Iran nuclear agreement - even though it seems Obama has it wrapped up. Transcript: Alright you guys welcome back to the show, I'm Scott Horton it's my show the Scott Horton Show. I got Jim Lobe on the line. He is from lobelog.com and he has got a couple of very important pieces for us to look at here, in fact that entire blog is very important,...

Scott M. Brown, founder of Master Samurai Tech, discusses how he educates and trains aspiring appliance service technicians to excel in the field and run successful small businesses. Listeners of The Scott Horton Show will receive a 10% discount on his training courses.

Daniel Larison, a senior editor at The American Conservative, discusses his article "Whose War in Yemen? Saudi Arabia wreaks havoc on its poorest neighbor—with U.S. help." Update: Your host said "Yemen" when he meant to say "Somalia."

Doug Bandow, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, discusses how China and the US can learn to get along.

Andrew Cockburn, author of Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins, discusses how an estimated $2 billion in IMF aid to Ukraine quickly left the country via oligarch-raider Igor Kolomoisky's PrivatBank.

Brad Smith, a veteran of the 1989 war on Panama, discusses his firsthand account of Operation Just Cause, when 25000 US troops removed Manuel Noriega from power and killed thousands of civilians in the process.

Grant F. Smith, director of research at the Institute for Research, Middle Eastern Policy, discusses why Israel's nuclear weapons are finally a topic of conversation in the US media and government; and the secret federal gag order that keeps government employees quiet about Israeli nukes.