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[audio https://www.peterbcollins.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Cohn.mp3]Marjorie Cohn, San Diego law professor and past president of the National Lawyers Guild, talks about her new book, Drones and Targeted Killing: Legal, Moral and Geopolitical Issues. Continue reading Law Professor Marjorie Cohn Talks About Obama’s Expanded Use of Armed Drones
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[audio https://www.peterbcollins.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Leopold.mp3]Jason Leopold is now reporting for Vice News, where he has scooped the mainstream media with video and text interviews of James Mitchell, the CIA contractor who admitted to Leopold that he was involved in waterboarding Khalid Sheikh Muhammed and Abu Zubaydeh. We also talk about the limited scope of the Senate report, and important issues that were not covered. Continue reading Reporter Jason Leopold Talks About CIA Torture “Architect” James Mitchell, and What Is–and Isn’t–in Senate Report
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[audio https://www.peterbcollins.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Siegelman.mp3]Dana Siegelman, daughter of the former Alabama Governor, reports on today’s hearing in Montgomery before a new judge. And filmmaker Steve Wimberly joins us to detail his plans to make a documentary about the Siegelman case. Continue reading Update on Hearing for Former Alabama Governor Siegelman that Could Free Him on Bail
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[audio https://www.peterbcollins.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Johnson.mp3]Following the mid-term elections, your humble host tagged the Democratic Party as “increasingly irrelevant”. In a recent article, Dave Johnson asks the question, and surveys recent progressive commentary. Continue reading Progressive Think Tanker Dave Johnson Asks: Is the Democratic Party Relevant Anymore?
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[audio https://www.peterbcollins.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Warner.mp3]Meet the “father of green chemistry”, Dr. John C. Warner. The former research head for Polaroid founded the Warner Babcock Institute and co-authored the book Green Chemistry. He defines his vision, and notes that industry is way ahead of academia in embracing his principles. Continue reading Green Chemistry Isn’t About Perfection, But Works to Reduce Toxic Chemicals
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Pepe Escobar returns to talk about his great new book, and recent developments in world affairs, from Afghanistan to Syria, the firing of Pentagon boss Chuck Hagel, and the GOP Beghazi report that made him laugh out loud. Continue reading Globetrotting Journalist Pepe Escobar on His New Book, “Empire of Chaos”, plus: Endless Afghan War, Hagel’s Exit, Beghazi Report and More
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Maya Schenwar, editor-in-chief of Truthout.org, talks about her new book about America’s prisons, Locked Down, Locked Out. Continue reading Re-Thinking Prisons and Incarceration with Truthout Editor Maya Schenwar
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Richard Falk served as UN Rapporteur for Palestine 2008-2014, and Ofra Yeshua-Lyth is an Israeli journalist. They join me for this in-depth discussion on the current situation and recent events in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. Continue reading Incisive Commentary on Israel/Palestine with Former UN Official Richard Falk and Israeli Journalist Ofra Yeshua-Lyth