Gareth Porter, an award-winning journalist and historian, discusses the Obama administration's delaying tactics on an Iranian nuclear deal, and why he is more pessimistic than ever about an agreement being reached.

Muhammad Sahimi, Professor of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science at USC, discusses his article in The National Interest, "US Iran Hawks Try to Sabotage Nuclear Deal;" and how a US-Iran reconciliation would greatly help both countries.

Mark Thornton, Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute, discusses the 100 year anniversary of the War on Drugs, its firm foundation in racism and bigotry, and how it has been taxed, regulated, and legislated into a multi-billion dollar government enterprise of destruction.

Susannah George, a radio and print journalist for NPR and Public Radio International, discusses her article "America is building a Sunni army in Iraq to take on the Islamic State."

Jason Ditz, news editor for Antiwar.com, discusses the brouhaha over the Sony Pictures movie "The Interview" about an attempted assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un; the FBI's assertion that North Korean hackers are to blame for hacking Sony's computer systems in retaliation; and Sony's cowardly response of completely canceling the movie's release for fear of terrorism reprisals.

Grant F. Smith, founder of the Institute for Research, Middle Eastern Policy (IRMEP), discusses his involvement in the April 10, 2015 conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC: "The Israel Lobby: Is it Good For the US?"

Bob McCarty, author of The Clapper Memo, discusses the strange developments in Salt Lake City attorney Jesse Trentadue's lawsuit against the FBI, based on their refusal of his FOIA requests for videotapes and documents relating to the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.

Eric Margolis, internationally syndicated columnist and author of American Raj, discusses the Pakistani Taliban's mass-killing of kids in Peshawar; the history of Pakistan's restive northwest territories from the days of British empire; why the US still won't leave Afghanistan; and the possibility of normalized relations with Cuba.

Matthew Hoh, a Senior Fellow at the Center for International Policy, discusses the Pakistani Taliban's killing of over 130 children in an attack in Peshawar, and how the US drone war upset relations between Pakistan's military and the northwest tribal regions - ultimately leading to the Peshawar attack.

Douglas Lucas, a writer, researcher, and journalist based in Texas, discusses "hactivist" writer Barrett Brown's sentencing hearing in a Dallas federal court, where he faces up to 8.5 years in prison on a plea deal. He was arrested in September 2012 after posting YouTube videos threatening an FBI agent, and a litany of charges was then added by prosecutors who accused Brown of colluding with the Anonymous hacker collective in criminal acts, rather than just covering their findings as a...

Andrew Cockburn, author of Rumsfeld: His Rise, Fall, and Catastrophic Legacy, discusses the unholy merger of the Israel lobby and the military-industrial complex; how NATO expansion enriches Lockheed; and his article "Game On: East vs. West, again," about the renewing Cold War with Russia.

Tyler Cullis, a Policy Associate with the National Iranian American Council, discusses his article on the Iranian nuclear talks, "A Cautionary Tale: How the Mistaken Claims of One Hawkish Think-Tank Put at Risk the Prospects for a Nuclear Deal."

Jeffrey Kaye, a psychologist active in the anti-torture movement, discusses the CIA-contracted psychologists who largely designed the CIA's "enhanced interrogation" torture program, and their link to the same CIA department that brought us MKULTRA.

Eric Margolis, journalist and author of American Raj, discusses the CIA torture report; how we are condoning torture by failing to prosecute those responsible for it; and why the Republican Party is still defending disastrous foreign wars and the Bush administration's crimes.

Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, discusses how he helped with Powell's infamous address to the UN in 2003, making the case for war with Iraq; the behind-the-scenes pressure exerted by Bush administration officials to keep the "garbage intel" linking Iraq and al-Qaeda in Powell's speech; and Dick Cheney's effort to hide his criminal behavior behind OLC lawyers and their memos justifying torture.