Johnson on Civil Libs: 'Why we Fought Wars'

­Gary Johnson, former Governor of New Mexico and Libertarian Presidential Candidate joins the show to discuss Arizona's immigration law; racial, religious, ethnic profiling in the US; austerity and the libertarian convention. Next, student loan debt is finally becoming a mainstream news topic. But aside from stopping the rise in interest rates, are there any real solutions being proposed out...

Obama targets Syria/Iran in new Executive Order

­We’ll talk about Obama's new executive order against those who use new technologies to commit human rights abuses. Apparently though, only Syria and Iran count for now. Then, what makes a crime domestic terrorism? Also, we'll look at the double standard that's applied to Muslims, animal rights and environmental activists versus anti-abortion crime. Plus, if you're part of the religious right,...

Financial Checkup: Montreal riots

­Lauren Lyster, host of Capital Account here on RT, will join us for our weekly Financial Checkup. The IMF’s and World Bank’s spring meetings are underway here in Washington, so we'll highlight what you need to know. Then suicides, attempted suicides, and allegations of abuse at Pennsylvania prisons – we'll see how a Justice Department investigation might pave the way for change in our prisons...

Drones in Yemen: 'CIA has become a paramilitary force'

Rolling Stone’s Michael Hastings is on the show to talk about the new drone policy that the CIA is pushing for in Yemen. They want to be able to strike, even when they don't know who it is they're killing. Then, we'll speak to a Pakistani lawyer that represents the families of victims of drone strikes. He's trying to come to the US to attend the first international drone conference, but the...

US soldiers pose with Afghan corpse

­We’ll speak to Robert Farley about yet another PR disaster for the war in Afghanistan. New pictures have been printed by the LA Times showing soldiers posing with the corpse of an Afghan insurgent. Then, the EPA has just released the first ever federal fracking rules. But they let the industry off the hook to comply until 2015. We'll talk about the double game of pleasing activists, and big...

'Stop Cyber Spying Week' takes on CISPA

­We’ll talk about Stop Cyber Spying Week and what it's achieving so far. There have been revisions made to CISPA, but will the pressure be enough to get the bill stopped? Then ALEC, the group that passes on legislation in states across the US, like voter ID and Stand Your Ground laws, is caving to the pressure. But is it too early to declare victory? Also today we watched the Space Shuttle...

Monday Hangover: Tax Day!

­We'll have our Monday Hangover and ask why our tax system is so complicated, how software companies are lobbying to keep it difficult for you to pay up, and the Buffet Rule. Then, Juan Cole joins us to discuss sanctions against Iran. Are we forgetting history and underestimating the possible global economic effects? And, it is Stop Cyber Spying Week! We'll talk about the new effort to mobilize...

N. Korea Rocket About Domestic Politics

­We’ll take a look at the announcement that Afghanistan will cut its security forces by a third after the NATO mission ends in 2014. But isn't that the wrong time to be cutting, and in that case why did we spend all that money and time training a larger force? Next, it turns out that the Treasury Department has only used 3% of the funds in a program created to help states with the hardest hit...

Securitized Auto Loans 'going to explode'

­Richard Eskow is on the show to talk about big banks lending to troubled borrowers, again. So, is this a scary sign that banks think things are so good, they're returning to old practices? Then, while violent crime falls, the killing of officers is on the rise. That's what the New York Times reported this week, but we'll point out a few statistics that they missed with Reason's Mike Riggs. Also...

Media Orgs fighting secrecy at GITMO

­Empty Wheel’s Marcy Wheeler is on the show to talk about the first death penalty trial coming up at Gitmo. Media organizations want in, so that discussion of al-Nashiri torture can be made public. Then, as everyone talks about the new agreement on night raids between the US and Afghanistan, we'll breakdown the real details and highlight all the loopholes, which make you wonder how much will...