Who’s Afraid of Rand Paul? Who’s Afraid of Rand Paul?
Count me as one lefty liberal who is not the least bit unhappy with Rand Paul's victory in Kentucky’s Republican Senate primary.
May 19, 2010 / Robert Scheer
Verify, Baby, Verify! Verify, Baby, Verify!
If offshore drilling is required for our economic well-being—a questionable enough proposition given the inherent risks—it is a cause that will be set back dramatica...
May 12, 2010 / Robert Scheer
Glenn Beck Gets It Right Glenn Beck Gets It Right
The attempted Times Square bombing is a reminder that the defense budgets for high-tech warfare are beside the point in countering terrorists who turn firecrackers into bombs.
May 5, 2010 / Robert Scheer
Goldman on the Stand Goldman on the Stand
It was the Perry Mason moment in the unraveling of what was left of Goldman Sachs' reputation.
Apr 28, 2010 / Robert Scheer
Goldman Plays, We Pay Goldman Plays, We Pay
The story of the financial debacle will end the way it began, with the super-hustlers from Goldman Sachs at the center of the action and profiting wildly.
Apr 21, 2010 / Robert Scheer
Sarah Palin, Neocon Messiah Sarah Palin, Neocon Messiah
Judge them by their enemies. More evidence that Barack Obama might be shaping up as a good president is that Norman Podhoretz hates him so much.
Apr 16, 2010 / Robert Scheer
The Whistleblower They Ignored The Whistleblower They Ignored
There aren't too many genuine heroes to come out of the banking disaster, but Armando Falcon is one of them--and had he been listened to, a significant part of the housing crisis c...
Apr 14, 2010 / Robert Scheer
Earning His Nobel Prize Earning His Nobel Prize
At last, a believable sighting of that peace president many of us thought we had elected. Give Barack Obama credit, big time, for the startling progress he has made in tempering th...
Apr 7, 2010 / Robert Scheer
The Moderate Republican: An Endangered Species The Moderate Republican: An Endangered Species
Republicans sure know how to make Barack Obama look good. What are they going to do now, threaten to repeal a law that forces insurance companies to cover the sick?
Mar 24, 2010 / Robert Scheer
Lame Bill from a Lame Duck Lame Bill from a Lame Duck
If you think healthcare reform has been an unsatisfying test of the government's ability to deal with our pressing problems, brace yourself for bigger disappointment in its attempt...
Mar 17, 2010 / Robert Scheer