Today's guest is Dr. Ricki Ott and she is a marine biologist specializing in marine toxicology and oil pollution, a community activist in Alaksa, and a former commercial salmon fisherwoman. She has researched extensively on the environmental devastation caused by the Exxon Valdez oil spill – which have been detailed in her books “South Truth and Corporate Myths: The Legacy of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill” and more recently, “Not One Drop: Promises, Betrayal, and Courage in the Wake of the Exxon Valdez Spill.

Today's guest is Richard McGregor and he is the London Financial Times deputy news editor. Formerly he was the Times bureau chief in Beijing China and has covered political-economic news and events in North Asia for twenty years.

Today's guest is Suzanne McGee and she is a former 13-year staff reporter for the Wall Street Journal, having been based in New York, London and Toronto. Now as a free lance journalist she writes for dozens of business publications and outlets including Barron’s, the Financial Times, Institutional Investor and INC.

Today's guest is Dr. Daniel Ellsberg and he is a former military analyst for the Rand Corporation who released the highly controversial political documents that led to the unveiling of secrets and motivations, cover-ups, behind the Vietnam war.

Today's guest is Dr. Daniel Ellsberg and he is a former military analyst for the Rand Corporation who released the highly controversial political documents that led to the unveiling of secrets and motivations, cover-ups, behind the Vietnam war.

Today's guest is Michael Ruppert and he is a former LAPD narcotics investigator and whistleblower who was forced out of the police department while holding its highest ratings and with no disciplinary action.

Today's guest is David Swanson and he is one of our most important social and political activists in the liberal progressive movement. He served as Dennis Kucinich’s press secretary during the 2004 presidential campaign, and served as the communications coordinator for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (better known as ACORN) from 2000 to 2003.

Today's guest is Tom Engelhardt and he is one of the nation’s most important and prolific writers and commentators on America’s military adventures around the world, their impact upon our culture and economy, and the loss of democracy.

Today's guest is Dr. Herbert Benson and he is a cardiologist and an Associate Professor of Mind/Body Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is also the founder of the Mind-Body Medical Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital and director emeritus of the Benson-Henry Institute.