The FBI announced that it has broken into the iPhone of Syed Farook, one of the San Bernadino shooters–and  they did it without a court order. Cyrus Farivar joins us to discuss how and why. Plus: we talk with Samer Khalef about a new FBI surveillance program called “Shared Responsibility Committees,” that critics are calling … Continued


Juan González Retires from New York Daily News, Praised for His “Relentless Assault on Injustice”;Family of Mexican Man “Tortured & Killed” by U.S. Border Agents Seeks Justice at Int’l Tribunal; “2 Steps Forward, 1 Step Back”: Will Obama’s New Opioid Proposal Continue the Failed War on Drugs? Plaintiff in HB 2 Suit: I Can’t Believe … Continued


With McKay Coppins, senior writer for the BuzzFeed News politics team, and the author of The Wilderness: Deep Inside the Republican Party’s Combative, Contentious, Chaotic Quest to Take Back the White House. About the book: After the 2012 election, the GOP was in the wilderness. Lost and in disarray. And doggedly determined to do whatever it took … Continued


Tariq Ali on Lahore Bombing: Is the Pakistani Government Turning a Blind Eye to Taliban Violence? “Complete Fantasy”: Tariq Ali on Donald Trump’s Claim “I Alone Can Solve” Rise in Islamic Militancy; Greenwald: FBI-Apple Fight Tied to U.S. Effort to Access the Communications of Everyone Everywhere; Bullied by the Government: North Carolina Sued After Enacting … Continued


Bernie Sanders Wins Landslides in Washington, Alaska and Hawaii; Corporate Media Downplays Them; Angela Davis on Not Endorsing Any Presidential Candidate: “I Think We Need a New Party”; Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Angela Davis on Ferguson, Palestine & the Foundations of a Movement; Hands Off Assata Shakur: Angela Davis Calls for Radical Activism to … Continued