Is it time for international boots on the ground to aid Syria?

Is it time for international boots on the ground to aid Syria? 

Nader Hashemi and Danny Postel wrote in the New York Times, "Any armed group that prevents humanitarian access — whether the Syrian regime’s forces or rebel militias — should be subject to coercive measures."

Guest:

Nader Hashemi
Co-editor of "The Syria Dilemma" and director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver (@josefkorbel). 

Frontline exclusive report shows fight in northern Syria between Syrian moderates, radicals

Frontline correspondent Muhammad Ali, a native Syrian, entered the country on three occasions to get the material for "Syria's Second Front."

Guest:

Muhammad Ali
Frontline correspondent

Learn more about "Syria's Second Front."

How powerful is the mafia in the United States?

U.S. and Italian authorities said Tuesday they arrested 17 people in Italy and seven people in New York in connection with an alleged heroin-and cocaine-trafficking ring run in part by New York’s Gambino crime family.

Guest: 

Michael Franzese @MichaelFranzese 
Former Mafia boss in New York's Colombo crime family.  

Learn more about the arrests, via Al Jazeera America.

What has come of the federal government spending hundreds of billions on mental health?

Guest:

Dr. E. Fuller Torrey
Author of "American Psychosis: How the Federal Government Destroyed the Mental Illness Treatment System," the executive director of the Stanley Medical Research Institute, and the founder of the Treatment Advocacy Center.

Former Marine Jake Harriman aims to combat terrorism by fighting extreme poverty

Guest:

Jake Harriman @jakenuru  
Former U.S. Marine and the founder and CEO of Nuru International (@iamnuru)

Learn more about Nuru International.

The team from the Oscar-nominated doc "The Square" discusses the current situation in Egypt

Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer made a film about the country's 2011 revolution.

Guests:

Jehane Noujaim @JehaneNoujaim
Director of "The Square" @TheSquareFilm

Karim Amer @Karim_Amer33
Producer of "The Square"   

Learn more about "The Square."

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