Eric Margolis, an award-winning syndicated columnist, discusses the risks of a US-Russia military confrontation over Ukraine; NATO's aggressive show of force in the region; and why the winner in Ukraine actually loses (getting stuck with Kiev's enormous debt).

Will Grigg, blogger and author of Liberty in Eclipse, discusses Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy's probably-well-intentioned but awkwardly racist critique of government dependence and the welfare state; the media's habit of vilifying individuals who are targeted for government raids; why Nevada's quasi-colonial relationship with Washington, D.C. needs to be remedied; and the BLM's lesser-known persecution of the Dann family, who are Nevada ranchers and members of the Western Shoshone nation.

Former CIA officer Philip Giraldi discusses the covert US-Turkey operation to deliver Libyan weapons to Syrian rebels; why Fox News narrowly focuses on Benghazi while ignoring the broader implications; and the origins of the US's plans for Syrian regime change.

Julie Stewart, president and founder of Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM), discusses the Justice Department reforms that have revitalized the clemency process for nonviolent federal prisoners; the guidelines for prisoner clemency petitions; and the still-egregious mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses.

Trevor Timm, executive director of the Freedom of the Press Foundation, discusses the similar mentality of J Edgar Hoover's FBI and today's surveillance state; our democracy's reliance on government insiders willing to leak information and risk jail time; and why FBI surveillance is just as insidious as the NSA's.

Charles Goyette, radio host and NY Times bestselling author, discusses his regular podcast program with Ron Paul; the risk of monetary failure from the unsustainable welfare-warfare state; how trillions in excess bank reserves are causing consumer price inflation; and why we need to repeal legal tender laws before the dollar collapses.

Will Grigg, blogger and author of Liberty in Eclipse, discusses his visit to the home of embattled cattle rancher Cliven Bundy in Bunkerville, Nevada; the Bureau of Land Management's history of land theft and violence; and the federal government's questionable claim on huge swaths of land in Nevada.

The Other Scott Horton, an international human rights lawyer and blogger at Harper's magazine, discusses the leaked summary of the Senate's report on CIA torture; the White House's refusal to turn over documents that likely implicate the Bush administration; what prompted CIA-supporter Dianne Feinstein's turn against the agency; the Justice Department's corruption and/or ineptitude; and signs of the republic's death knell.

Patrick Cockburn, an award-winning contributor to The Independent, discusses his 5-part series on Al-Qa'Ida's resurgence despite the ongoing war on terror; the buyer's remorse suffered by the US and Gulf monarchies backing Syria's rebels; and the government's perverse incentives to make war instead of peace.

Ray McGovern, a retired CIA officer turned political activist, discusses CIA Director John Brennan's secretive visit to Kiev; the failed unleashing of Ukraine's army against separatists; the frenzied (and false) stories on "Jew registration" in eastern Ukraine; John Kerry's foreign policy disasters; and Israel's contentment with the status quo in Syria's bloody civil war.

James Bovard, author of Public Policy Hooligan, discusses the legislative "cluster-bombs" exploding under unsuspecting Americans; the IRS's seizure of tax refunds from individuals who allegedly were overpaid by Social Security decades ago; how government theft is legalized through civil asset forfeiture laws; evidence that the war on drugs is finally winding down; and Americans' increasing awareness of police brutality.

John Glaser, editor of Antiwar.com, discusses John Kerry's surprising admission that Israel is to blame for sabotaging Israel-Palestine peace talks; how Jewish settlements in the West Bank hurt Israel's security and make a Palestinian state untenable; and the Likud Party's commitment to "the realization of Zionist values."

Eric Margolis, an award-winning syndicated columnist, discusses how Ukraine war-fever resembles pre-WWI militarism; the American and British banks that benefit from an IMF bailout; Israel's connection to Ukraine's large Jewish population and ruling class; Russia's ability to cause supply-chain problems for US troops in Afghanistan; and why the top Afghan presidential candidates all look like CIA assets.

Jonathan Landay, a national security and intelligence reporter for McClatchy Newspapers, discusses the Senate report exposing the CIA's lies about the effectiveness and severity of their enhanced interrogation techniques (EIT) program; the shaky foundations of Justice Department legal opinions authorizing torture; the neoconservative group that pushed the Saddam-9/11 theory, leading to false confessions of prisoners under torture; and the Senate report's controversial declassification...

Jason Leopold, author of News Junkie, discusses what the Senate Intelligence Committee report says about CIA black sites; the secret CIA prisons in Poland, Guantanamo, Diego Garcia and Afghanistan; the experimental torture on Abu Zubaydah conducted before John Yoo's infamous torture memos; and the huge increase in FOIA requests since the Snowden leaks.