Robert Scheer

Contributing Editor

Robert Scheer, a contributing editor to The Nation, is editor of Truthdig.com and author of The Great American Stickup: How Reagan Republicans and Clinton Democrats Enriched Wall Street While Mugging Main Street (Nation Books), The Pornography of Power: How Defense Hawks Hijacked 9/11 and Weakened America (Twelve) and Playing President (Akashic Books). He is author, with Christopher Scheer and Lakshmi Chaudhry, of The Five Biggest Lies Bush Told Us About Iraq (Akashic Books and Seven Stories Press.) His weekly column, distributed by Creators Syndicate, appears in the San Francisco Chronicle.

Banking Bandits Get Their Reward Banking Bandits Get Their Reward

By now everybody must know that the top banking executives responsible for our economic meltdown have no shame.

Aug 5, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer

The Chinese Come Calling The Chinese Come Calling

The Marxists bankers of Beijing are worried about their assets invested in our banana republic.

Jul 29, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer

Deep-Sixing the F-22 Deep-Sixing the F-22

The news that Congress might terminate production of topline fighter jets comes as a considerable victory for President Obama and Defense Secretary Gates.

Jul 22, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer

‘Government Sachs’ Strikes Gold… Again ‘Government Sachs’ Strikes Gold… Again

Since most of the increase in the federal deficit is due to bailing out the banks and salvaging the greater economy they helped destroy, why is the top investment bank doing so wel...

Jul 15, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer

McNamara’s Evil Lives On McNamara’s Evil Lives On

It was the stark evil Robert McNamara perpetrated as secretary of defense that must indelibly frame our memory of him.

Jul 8, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer

The Root of Madoff’s Evil The Root of Madoff’s Evil

Congress should not be fooled by the argument of Wall Street lobbyists that Bernard Madoff was a lone rotten apple now safely discarded.

Jul 1, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer

Foreclosure Fiasco Foreclosure Fiasco

The Bush-Obama strategy of throwing trillions at the banks to solve the mortgage crisis is a huge bust. Will the president be able to extricate us from this mess?

Jun 24, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer

Obama’s Money Men Finally Get It Obama’s Money Men Finally Get It

Unveiling new proposals to regulate Wall Street, Geithner and Summers now condemn the shenanigans they once abetted and celebrated.

Jun 17, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer

Sheila Bair Is on Your Side Sheila Bair Is on Your Side

The head of the FDIC is looking out for taxpayers--and that's why the big guys on Wall Street and their allies in the Obama administration are out to get her.

Jun 10, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer

Reagan Didn’t Do It Reagan Didn’t Do It

It would be nice to blame the Gipper for the economic meltdown, but the facts don't support it. The real villains are closer at hand.

Jun 3, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer

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