Mark M. Jaycox, Policy Analyst for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, discusses the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) that just passed the House of Representatives; the bypassing of privacy laws to enable companies to share information with the government; and how to organize opposition to CISPA every time it is reintroduced.

Jacob Hornberger, founder and president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses why US foreign policy is the greatest terrorist producing machine in history; the alleged motivation of alleged Boston Marathon bombers Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev; the Boston preview of our new American police state; and another failure of gun control laws.

Globetrotting Asia Times journalist Pepe Escobar discusses the numerous holes in the "official story" of the Boston Marathon bombing; longstanding US support for Chechnyan jihadist rebels; Obama's meeting with the Emir of Qatar on Syria policy; why the Syrian rebels can't take Damascus and institute regime change on their own; the non-existent Iran-Al Qaeda connection; and the petroleum pipeline projects that threaten US hegemony in the Middle East/South Asia.

James Bovard, author of Public Policy Hooligan, discusses the police freak-out and virtual house arrest of millions of Bostonians after the marathon bombing; the not-too-subtle threats of violence directed at anyone who dared point a camera at a militarized cop/soldier; why the government gives an overwhelming response to terrorist attacks but hardly cares about multiple (ordinary) daily murders in large cities; and the neoconservatives' fondness for Chechen jihadists.

Truthout reporter Jason Leopold discusses his article on the worsening Guantanamo prisoner hunger strike; the brutal process of force-feeding; the despair of prisoners who should have been released many years ago; and the Democratic party loyalists who still think Obama is a champion of human rights.

Salam Al-Marayati, President of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, discusses the many Islamic organizations condemning the Boston Marathon terrorist bombing; the ideological differences between regular Muslims and "cult of death" followers of Al-Qaeda; why most Americans have a very distorted view of Islam; and how addressing foreign policy and political problems can dissuade attention-seeking would-be terrorists.

Philip Giraldi, Executive Director of The Council for the National Interest, discusses the Boston Marathon bombing; the "surgical strikes" legal justification for drone attacks; the war in Syria; and the US empire's messy and ugly decline.

Anthony Gregory, author of The Power of Habeas Corpus in America: From the King's Prerogative to the War on Terror, discusses the 20 years of state terror since the FBI/ATF massacre of Branch Davidians at Waco; the precedent of killing rather than capturing criminal suspects; and why blood-lusting Americans are eager to accept the lies and propaganda told by the government and media.

John Feffer, co-director of Foreign Policy In Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies, discusses the lessons learned from recent US brinksmanship with North Korea; the entangling alliances that still threaten a WWI-type conflagration on the Korean Peninsula; and the terrible famines in China and Korea that have lead to cannibalism.

Psychologist and blogger Jeff Kaye discusses his article on Ahmed Abu Ali, who was tortured by the Saudis and the FBI into confessing a plot to assassinate George W. Bush and carry out a 9/11-type terrorist attack.

McClatchy journalist David Enders discusses his recent abduction in Syria by Jabhat al Nusra.

Grant F. Smith, director of the Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy in Washington DC, discusses Scott Horton's appointment to IRMEP's board; using FOIA to piece together the US-aided origins of Israel's nuclear weapons program; how the neocons created an Israeli "Sparta" by exaggerating the Soviet threat during the Cold War; AIPAC's interpretation of the "peace process;" the DOJ's hands-off approach to decades of Israeli lobby crimes; and the Iranian nukes "conspiracy theory."

M.J. Rosenberg, a special correspondent for The Washington Spectator, discusses his article on the history of Israel's bad-faith negotiating with the US and PLO, and the responses of US administrations from Carter to Obama.

Yochai Benkler, Professor for Entrepreneurial Legal Studies at Harvard Law School, discusses his article "The Dangerous Logic of the Bradley Manning Case;" his upcoming expert testimony in Manning's court martial; why government whistleblowers/leakers are all but extinct; the government's unprecedented interpretation of "aiding the enemy;" and the threats against our First Amendment protections. Scott Horton Interviews Yochai Benkler April 10, 2013 Transcript (page down for the audio) Scott...

Sheldon Richman, vice president and editor at The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses his article "The Absurdity of 'Universal' Background Checks;" what the "gunshow loophole" really means; the reactionary lawmakers who fret that "they have to do something;" the very real threats of gun registration and confiscation; individual rights and the mentally ill; and why the press doesn't run stories on guns being used to save lives.