The bond between the private security industry and the government is soldered by plutocracy, perpetual war, reduction of industrial capacity, US exceptionalism and political malfunction.

In this week's show, Mike Lofgren joins Bill to talk about the Deep State, a hybrid of corporate America and the national security state, which is "out of control" and "unconstrained."

In a must-read essay, the former GOP congressional analyst analyzes America's "Deep State," in which elected and unelected figures collude to serve powerful vested interests.

What will it take to change a democracy driven by fear?

Numerous groups are engaging in an online campaign against government spying today.

Journalist and creator of the TV series The Wire talks about the crisis of capitalism in America and how it's dividing our country.

Nearly 50 years after his death it is King's words and deeds that live on in the American memory -- not that of the racists who hated him or the Black Power advocates who scorned him.

Surveillance expert Heidi Boghosian says Obama's plans for reforming America's spying program could either help to restore public trust in government or "thin the lifeblood" of our democracy.

Vietnam war activists knew they were being watched, infiltrated and undermined by the FBI. But they didn’t know the extent of the agency’s efforts.

North Carolina, long considered the South's most moderate state, has taken a hard right turn, but Moral Mondays protesters are fighting back. Is this where American politics is heading? Also on the show, the paint industry is ordered to clean up its mess.