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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