Scheer Intelligence

As we all battle the deadly pandemic, Asian Americans like Hollywood producer Janet Yang are also facing an onslaught of racism.

In a special edition of “Scheer Intelligence,” host Robert Scheer becomes the guest as filmmaker Stephen French asks for the journalist’s take on the unprecedented crisis.  

The U.S. response to the international criminal court’s decision to permit an investigation into the Afghanistan War highlights the profound danger America poses to the world. 

A combat veteran reflects on the moral impact America’s longest war has had on its own people.

The class war that gave rise to Sanders’ campaign is the fault of a long line of corporate Democrats like Joe Biden, and voters know it.

The lifelong activist often adopted radical positions on a number of issues, including war and the environment, a new book reveals.  

Intelligence expert William Binney discusses the revelation that a widely used encryption service has been in CIA hands for decades.

It’s not just Sanders that the Democratic establishment is frightened of, it’s the powerful working class movement he’s helped build. 

As tensions between the left and right wings of the Democratic Party continue to rise, the former Congress member offers an insider’s take on the party. 

A new PBS documentary provides insight into a prison initiative that is fighting recidivism with an unlikely tool.

In the second part of an engrossing interview, the renowned thinker explains his criticisms of Israel and his take on U.S. electoral politics.  

In the first installment of a remarkable two-part interview, the two left-wing public intellectuals meet for the first time to discuss world politics.

When it comes to the U.S. housing crisis, the blame from the wholesale swindling of the American people lies on all ends of the political spectrum.

Several nations have played a role in the WikiLeaks publisher’s demise as corporate media stands idly by. 

A new film about the CIA torture report brings to life the brutal reality of the crimes the agency committed post-9/11.

Although the extent of our lawless detention program in Guantanamo Bay is something many Americans know little about, it affects us all.

Experts worldwide are trying to tackle climate change with radical proposals, but one thinker is advocating for a more moderate approach.

An in-depth look at a debate between James Baldwin and Buckley reveals ever-relevant truths about racism in modern America. 

A gripping documentary documents the surprising role drug cartels and illegal traffickers are playing in the looming extinction of a rare whale.

Two of the most urgent crises facing Americans---mental health and homelessness---are inextricably linked. The failure to see this has only made things worse. 

A bone-chilling documentary about Roy Cohn, Donald Trump’s mentor, reveals the all-American evil that brought us modern-day politics.

“Midnight Traveler” tells the harrowing story of Afghani director Hassan Fazili and his family’s displacement as filmed on their cell phones.

In a world in which global opinion reigns, public diplomacy rooted in nationalism and propaganda will not save us from pressing crises. 

The two international giants are linked in inextricable ways, and yet Americans’ understanding of China consistently lacks nuance. 

P eople like Becky Dennison are working to address to one  of America’s most urgent crises with a straightforward approach.