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‘If I was to be buried, I would want that on my stone’
EntertainmentNorman Lear, who died this week at the age of 101, visited the KCRW studio in Santa Monica, CA six years ago to sit down and talk with host Robert Scheer in this two-part interview…
An Autopsy on Israel’s Historic Assault on the Palestinians
InternationalThis week’s episode of Scheer Intelligence welcomes someone with extraordinary courage and experience not only in Palestine but the Middle East as a whole. Dr.
Settler Colonialism, Thanksgiving and Gaza
InternationalAmerican historian, writer, professor and activist Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz uses her studies on indigenous peoples’ history and her work with Palestinian diplomats and the United Nations…
Humanity Has Failed Gaza
InternationalAmidst the carnage and political debacle surrounding Gaza and Israel, it can be easy to discuss the conflict with a macro view, where families, hospital workers, UN workers and…
Abortion Pills Go Global
NationalAfter Ohio’s recent vote to enshrine the right to have an abortion into the state’s constitution, host Robert Scheer dives deeper into one of the underappreciated and underreported…
Palestine’s Obituary
InternationalHistorian Juan Cole minces no words in offering a grave and sobering account of the conflict in Palestine and Israel on this episode of the Scheer Intelligence podcast.
The Palestinians play David to Israel’s Goliath
Politics“There's no room for complexity in the American media when it comes to Israel and Palestine,” said Robin Andersen, the award-winning author and professor emerita of communication and…
What About the One State Solution With an Equal Vote for Every Palestinian and Israeli?
InternationalPalestinian American journalist Mnar Adley makes the case for one democratic nation with each Palestinian and Israeli having the equal right to vote on their governance on this episode…
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