Adam Morrow, an IPS News journalist based in Cairo, discusses the fight for democratic government in Egypt; the outlawing of the Muslim Brotherhood; and the media blackout on popular protests against Egypt's military coup.

John Glaser, editor for Antiwar.com, discusses the pursuit of US global domination and how the "Asia pivot" risks a trade war or shooting war with China.

Patrick Cockburn, a journalist with The Independent, discusses Muqtada al-Sadr's warning of Iraq's dark near-future; Sadr's political coming-of-age under Saddam Hussein and the US occupation; the role of al-Qa'ida, Iran and Syria in Iraq; and why the sectarian divide between Sunni and Shia is as strong as ever.

Trita Parsi, president of the National Iranian American Council, discusses how the Iran nuclear agreement will help determine Iran's future for the next few decades.

Matthieu Aikins, a contributor to Rolling Stone, discusses the "A-Team killings" involving US special forces in Afghanistan; how withdrawing troops and foreign aid could collapse the Afghan government; and the lack of meaningful investigations of the routine abuse and murder of Afghan civilians.

Gareth Porter, an independent investigative journalist and historian, discusses the agreement on Iran's nuclear program and the chances for a lasting peace.

Nima Shirazi, an editor for the online magazine Muftah, discusses the interim deal on Iran-P5+1 nuclear negotiations; the predictable hysterical reactions of Israeli lobbyists, Benjamin Netanyahu and Lindsey Graham; and why it isn't true that "the sanctions worked" to get Iran to the negotiating table.

Sheldon Richman, vice president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses why the US isn't leaving Afghanistan in 2014 as long expected; Benjamin Netanyahu's appeal to all the world's Jews to oppose US-Iran rapprochement; and the blatant lies told by White House Press Secretary Jay Carney.

Jennifer Turner, Human Rights Researcher for the ACLU's Human Rights Program, discusses the ACLU report "A Living Death: Life Without Parole for Nonviolent Offenses;" the broad support for reforming mandatory minimum sentencing laws; extreme racial disparity in sentencing; and the excessive power of prosecutors.

Michael Ostrolenk, National Director of the Liberty Coalition, discusses the unlikely liberal-conservative alliance looking to tame the Pentagon's enormous budget; why cutting spending doesn't mean sacrificing national defense; and why you should call your senator and tell him/her to keep the sequester spending cuts in place.

Robert P. Murphy, author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism, discusses how the Federal Reserve manipulates interest rates and exacerbates boom-bust cycles and why unprecedented money creation hasn't led to extreme price inflation.

Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern discusses the New York Times' dismissive attitude toward Iran's sovereign and NPT right to enrich uranium; how the US intelligence community prevented the Bush administration from starting a war with Iran in 2007; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dempsey's refusal to back up Obama on Syrian intervention following the deadly gas attack in Damascus; and why Israel continues sabotaging any US diplomatic overtures with Iran.

John Glaser, editor of Antiwar.com, discusses the Israel lobby's tenacious opposition to an Iranian nuclear deal and the sticking points in negotiations for US withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Michael Boldin, founder and executive director of the Tenth Amendment Center, discusses why Congressional reform of the NSA is doomed to failure while Dianne Feinstein remains on the Senate Intelligence Committee, and using state-level legislation to shut down NSA facilities by denying them electricity and water.

Andrew Cockburn, author of Rumsfeld: His Rise, Fall, and Catastrophic Legacy, discusses why John Kerry's "Secretary of State" title doesn't mean he conducts anything resembling foreign policy; how Obama's personal dislike and jealousy of Kerry could be holding up an Israel-Palestine agreement; and why politics has always been ugly, stupid and shortsighted - no matter what the official court historians say.