Justin Raimondo, editorial director of Antiwar.com, discusses the coup in Kiev; renewed Cold War hostilities between the US and Russia, with Ukraine in between; and the neo-Nazi representation in Ukraine's dissident groups.

Alex Kane, AlterNet's New York-based World editor and assistant editor for Mondoweiss, discusses the US's violent meddling in Syria's civil war; the radical rebel groups that make Al Qaeda look like moderates; and why the Assad government is principally to blame for the large number of civilian casualties.

Gareth Porter, an independent journalist and historian, discusses the newest US (and Israeli) demands that could halt an Iran nuclear deal; the Iranian equivalent of Iraq's war-enabling "curveball" informant; and the media's failure to provide fair and balanced reporting on Iran issues.

Ivan Eland, Antiwar.com columnist and senior fellow at the Independent Institute, discusses the free market/ international trade alternatives to "war for oil;" the disadvantages of fighting counterinsurgencies - even with the most powerful military in world history; and why there's nothing "defensive" about current US national defense.

Mike Maharrey, the Communications Director for the Tenth Amendment Center, discusses progress in state-level legislation to nullify the NSA's spying programs; the unusual rhetoric of Democrats defending Obama's surveillance state; and how you can join the fight or donate to the cause.

Greg Palast, an investigative reporter and bestselling author, discusses the (non-CNN) version of what's really going on in Venezuela; the Koch brothers' interest in reducing the price of Venezuela's crude oil exports; and the National Endowment for Democracy's role in aiding and abetting "democratic" regime change in countries without a US sock puppet in charge.

Eric Margolis, an award-winning, internationally syndicated columnist, discusses the EU-brokered compromise deal to avoid civil war in Ukraine; State Department official Victoria Nuland's condescending attitude toward Europe; and why the US media now rivals the old Soviet media on spewing out government propaganda.

Former CIA officer Philip Giraldi discusses the March 7th National Summit to Reassess the U.S.-Israel "Special Relationship;" the nonexistent US national interest in Ukraine; avoiding unnecessary conflict with Russia; and why John McCain is delusional about supporting the "good guys" in Syria.

Kade Crockford, Director of the Technology for Liberty Project (ACLU), discusses the PrivacySOS blog that keeps tabs on government spying; how legislation has failed to keep pace with surveillance technology; and why people who claim to have "nothing to hide" should still care about privacy rights.

Trita Parsi, President of the National Iranian American Council, discusses his article "US-Iran deal: Compromise is key," and the possibility Iran won't have a normalized nuclear program or be completely free from sanctions for 25 years.

Journalist Corey Hutchins discusses the Red Cross's call to eliminate nuclear weapons once and for all; the "War is Boring" collection on medium.com; and the vested interests inside the nuclear industry preventing disarmament.

Francis Nesbitt, associate professor of Africana Studies at San Diego State University, discusses Ethiopia's official re-invasion of Somalia; the constant risk of famine in war-torn countries; Al Shabaab's internal nationalist/international terrorism split; and the Bush administration's idiotic destruction of Somalia's Islamic Courts Union government.

Scott McConnell, a founding editor of The American Conservative, discusses AIPAC's failure to get its Iran sanctions bill through Congress and the tough negotiations remaining before a deal on Iran's nuclear program can be completed.

Andy Worthington, author of The Guantanamo Files, discusses America's post-9/11 turn toward the "dark side" of torture and indefinite detention without trial; the long-overdue 6000 page report on CIA torture; and the Yemenis who remain imprisoned at Guantanamo simply for their nationality.

Independent journalist Joshua Eaton discusses his helpful timeline of Edward Snowden's revelations; why the NSA's metadata collection is more dangerous than recording the contents of every phone call; and how the government conducts economic espionage on behalf of politically connected corporations.