Scheer Intelligence

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. 

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

In the run-up to the Iraq War, Katharine Gun, the subject of the film “Official Secrets,” nearly changed the course of history with one corageous decision.

A documentary about a black woman’s reunion with relatives who have been passing as white gets to the heart of one of the nation’s founding wounds.

The mysterious arrest of a Swedish data privacy activist with links to the WikiLeaks founder raises important questions about government surveillance.

Where would America be without the muckraking journalists and the publications that champion their work?

Author and University of Michigan professor Alexandra Minna Stern traces the origins of America's burgeoning white nationalist movement.

In a groundbreaking series, Shoshana Walter reveals the work camps operating all over the country under the guise of rehab centers.

Filmmakers Abby Martin and Mike Prysner discuss the war crimes being committed in Gaza and how a resolution could be reached in the Middle East. 

A new investigative report uncovers rampant exploitation of caregivers at residential care homes across the nation, many of them poor immigrants who work for a pittance around the clock with no days off, often sleeping on floors, couches, or in garages while the care home owners get rich, breaking several labor laws.

A United Nations expert finds the WikiLeaks founder has been subjected to psychological torture, and media around the globe played a part.

One of the wealthiest and most liberal states in America has created a humanitarian emergency that only those who caused it can truly fix.