CounterSpin talks about the War on Drugs with asha bandele of Drug Policy Alliance, and also with Laura Carlsen of the Americas Program of the Center for International Policy.

We talk about what would really need to change to "normalize" US/Cuba relations. And in Argentina, a thrilled press corps tells us a new day is dawning with the election of "former businessman" Mauricio Mauri.

We talk about what would really need to change to "normalize" US/Cuba relations. And in Argentina, a thrilled press corps tells us a new day is dawning with the election of "former businessman" Mauricio Mauri.

Is Chicago broke because experts say it is, or is there another way to look at it? We hear about the "mirage" of deficits. Plus a classic interview with author, journalist and media critic Ben Bagdikian, who died March 11 at age 96,

Is Chicago broke because experts say it is, or is there another way to look at it? We hear about the "mirage" of deficits. Plus a classic interview with author, journalist and media critic Ben Bagdikian, who died March 11 at age 96,

Whether we are being watched by private companies or by law enforcement and the state, our guest says, not everyone is watched equally.

Whether we are being watched by private companies or by law enforcement and the state, our guest says, not everyone is watched equally.

Media generally fail to take the body of ideas known as white supremacy seriously in a journalistic way, even when it's connected to violence. How do we inform and change the conversation?

Media generally fail to take the body of ideas known as white supremacy seriously in a journalistic way, even when it's connected to violence. How do we inform and change the conversation?

The FBI is demanding that Apple help it access the iPhone of San Bernardino attacker Syed Rizwan Farook. Why are privacy and civil rights advocates so alarmed by this case?