The Alliance from Hell

Dilip Hiro discusses the precarious relationship between the United States and Pakistan.



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Obama Against the World

TomDispatch founding editor, and author most recently of Terminator Planet and The United States of Fear, Tom Engelhardt shares his predictions for a possible October Surprise, which, in his opinion, will more likely come from abroad than at home.

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The Myth of Never Again

Peter Van Buren, a 24-year State Department employee, TomDispatch regular, and author of We Meant Well: How I Helped to Lose the Battle For the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People, talks about some issues that are currently on his mind, as well as the content of his upcoming book.

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Confessions of a Former Republican

Jeremiah Goulka, a political and cultural writer for American Prospect, Salon, and former DOJ attorney discusses his background as a moderate Republican and his later political shift.
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Hard, Soft, Smart or Dumb

John Feffer, the co-director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies, Open Society fellow, and author most recently of Crusade 2.0: The West's Resurgent War on Islam talks about the different manifestations of American power.

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Shell Game

Photographer, writer and activist Subhankar Banerjee talks about the current ecological state of the Arctic and why it's a region that matters.

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Death By Ally

Tom Engelhardt, the founding editor of TomDispatch and author most recently of Terminator Planet, talks about green-on-blue violence in Afghanistan and how it is in fact an unprecedented facet of the new American Way of War.

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Just If Able

Stephan Salisbury, the cultural writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer, and author most recently of Mohamed's Ghosts: An American Story of Love and Fear in the Homeland, talks about police shootings across the United States, why they happen, and why there is a staggering lack of coverage.

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The West in Flames

William deBuys, an environmental activist and author most recently of A Great Aridness: Climate Change and the Future of the American Southwest, talks about the recent heat waves and droughts across the country and where we stand along the predicted path of climate change.
 
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Carte Blanche

Noam Chomsky, the renowned linguist, MIT professor, and foreign policy critic, talks about the Magna Carta and the lesser known companion charter titled the 'Charter of the Forest' and how the current administration is straying from the ideals outlined in these two documents.

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Gilding the Lily Pad

David Vine, an assistant professor of anthropology at American University and author of Island of Shame: The Secret History of the US Military Base on Diego Garcia, talks about his research into the ever-expanding network of US military bases around the world.

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And the Beat Drones On

Nick Turse, an award-winning journalist, historian, and co-author of Terminator Planet: The First History of Drone Warfare, 2001-2050, talks about the growing US military presence in Africa, including the training of local armies and militia, and the use of both surveillance and armed drones.

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'Shrooming

William Hartung, the director of the Arms and Security Project the the Center for International Policy and author of Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex, talks about the history and current state of nuclear arms development around the world.

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The More Presidents Change...

Michael Klare, a professor of peace and world security studies at Hampshire College, a TomDispatch regular, and author most recently of The Race for What's Left: The Global Scramble for the World's Last Resources, talks about the current administration's foreign policy objectives as they relate to the control of global energy resources and how little difference there is between Obama's energy policies and those of his predecessors.

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Leaking War

Peter Van Buren, a long-time State Department employee, blogger, and author most recently of We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People, talks about how the political game has changed when it comes to both leaking and stifling information.

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Do You Recall?

Andy Kroll, the Washington DC correspondent for Mother Jones magazine and an associate editor for TomDispatch, talks about the recent gubernatorial recall election in Wisconsin and what Scott Walker's win means for the future.

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Staying Ahead of the Times

TomDispatch founder Tom Engelhardt talks about the history and future of drone warfare. It is the subject of his latest book, along with co-author and TomDispatch regular Nick Turse, titled Terminator Planet: The First History of Drone Warfare.

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Today's Special

Andrew Bacevich, a retired Army Colonel, Boston University professor, author of Washington Rules, and editor most recently of The Short American Century, talks about the changing face of the so-called global war on terror.

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In Memoriam

TomDispatch founder and author most recently of The United States of Fear Tom Engelhardt talks about the upcoming Memorial Day weekend and what Americans should really be remembering this holiday.

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Preying on the Poor

Barbara Ehrenreich, author of the acclaimed Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America, talks about her latest project to fund investigative journalism focused on poverty in the United States and the financial reality of being part of our nation's working poor.

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Defense 2012!

William J Astore, a US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, history professor and TomDispatch regular, discusses who he believes will be the true victor in the 2012 election: the US military and the national security state.

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Let's Stay out of the Kitchen

Michael Klare, a professor of peace and world security studies at Hampshire College, a TomDispatch regular, and author most recently of The Race for What's Left: The Global Scramble for the World's Last Resources, talked about how diminishing energy resources are on the brink of igniting conflict around the world.


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The Passion of Bradley Manning: Part Two

In part two of our two-part podcast, civil rights attorney Chase Madar talks about researching his book The Passion of Bradley Manning and the future of Private First Class Manning.

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The Passion of Bradley Manning: Part One

In part one of our two-part podcast, civil rights attorney Chase Madar talks about his book The Passion of Bradley Manning and debunks three commonly held misconceptions about the case of Private First Class Manning.

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Blockade: For that Deep Down Imperialist Thirst

Juan Cole, the Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History, director of the Center for South Asian Studies at the University of Michigan and author most recently of Engaging the Muslim World, talks about the consequences of current US sanctions against Iran.

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Whistling Past the Graveyard

Peter Van Buren, a long-time State Department employee, whistleblower, blogger, TomDispatch regular, and author most recently of We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People, talks about what he went through to get his revealing book published, how whistleblowers are treated, and what his current status is at the Department of State.

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Turn Your Head for a Moment...

Tom Engelhardt, founding editor of TomDispatch and author most recently of The United States of Fear, shares some of his reflections on the US national security state in the context of a recent trip he took out of the country.



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The Muslim Manchurian Candidate

John Feffer, the co-director of Foreign Policy in Focus and author most recently of Crusade 2.0: The West's Resurgent War on Islam, talks about his new book and Western intervention in predominantly Muslim countries.

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Throwing Money at the Pentagon

William Hartung, the director of the Arms and Security Project the the Center for International Policy, and author of Prophets of War, talks about how numbers can be manipulated in budget proposals, defense spending, and what the true intentions might be behind the promises of current presidential hopefuls.

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Ever More and Ever Less

Karen Greenberg, the executive director of the New York University Center on Law and Security, and author of The Least Worst Place: Guantanamo's First One Hundred Days, talks about the current status of the American legal system as it applies to the so-called War on Terror and what Karen describes as 'legal limbo.'

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The Race for What's Left

Michael Klare, a professor of peace and world security studies at Hampshire College, a TomDispatch regular, and author most recently of The Race for What's Left: The Global Scramble for the World's Last Resources, talks about his new book, and the realities of the increasing reliance on extreme energy.

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The Silent Treatment

Eyal Press, a New York-based journalist and author most recently of Beautiful Souls: Saying No, Breaking Ranks, and Heeding the Voice of Conscience in Dark Times, talks about American whistleblowers – what motivates them to speak out and what retaliation they may face.

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Welcome to the House of Fund

Stephan Salisbury, the cultural writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer, and author most recently of Mohamed's Ghosts: An American Story of Love and Fear in the Homeland, talks about federal funding of local police in the wake of 9/11 and the surveillance and policing of citizens across all of the United States.

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The Untold War Story

Adam Hochschild, UC Berkeley professor and author most recently of To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918, talks about the largely untold stories of those in England who opposed involvement in WWI, their place in history, and the disastrous consequences of the war itself.

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From Liberation to Assassination

Andrew Bacevich, a retired Army Colonel, Boston University professor, author of Washington Rules, and editor most recently of The Short American Century, talks about the changing face of the so-called global war on terror.

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America in Decline

Noam Chomsky, acclaimed linguist, MIT professor, author, and foreign policy critic, talks with Timothy MacBain about the decline of American power and the status of US presence in the Greater Middle East.

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This Blows

Peter Van Buren, long-time State Department employee and author of We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the War for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People, talks about whistleblowers and the increasing measures the US government is taking to silence them.

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The Big Game

Robert Lipsyte, long-time sports columnist for The New York Times and author most recently of An Accidental Sportswriter, talks about why we should watch the Super Bowl and what it can teach us about American culture.

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It Can't Happen Here

TomDispatch founder and author most recently of The United States of Fear, Tom Engelhardt, talks about contemplating reversals in foreign and military policy and American involvement in the Greater Middle East.

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Weapons 'R' Us

William Astore, history professor and retired lieutenant colonel (USAF), talks about his early fascination with weaponry, his changing attitude over the years, and the current state of arms dealing.


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Blood on Whose Hands?

Chase Madar, a civil rights attorney, TomDispatch regular, and author of the upcoming book The Passion of Bradley Manning talks about the current legal status of Private First Class Manning and the possible strategies of his defense team.



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Drone Disasters

Nick Turse, an award-winning journalist and TomDispatch regular, talks about the reality of US drone warfare.



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Danger Waters

Michael Klare, a professor of peace and world security studies at Hampshire College, a TomDispatch regular, and author most recently of Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet, talks about the transportation of fossil fuels and how it affects foreign policy.


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Hopefully Naïve

Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet, and founder of 350.org, talks about the money behind current environmental policy and the benefits of being hopefully naïve.

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