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.

McCain’s Warped Worldview McCain’s Warped Worldview

His irrational mix of patriotic swagger and blindness to reality is proving disturbingly successful with millions of uninformed voters.

Aug 20, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer

Georgia War: A Neocon Election Ploy? Georgia War: A Neocon Election Ploy?

Connecting the dots between Georgia's confrontation with Putin and the presidential ambitions of John McCain.

Aug 13, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer

Anthrax Killer: The Enemy Was Us Anthrax Killer: The Enemy Was Us

Our default defense is to blame the deranged outsider, but in this case, one of our own was to blame.

Aug 6, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer

A Bipartisan Lovefest With Bankers A Bipartisan Lovefest With Bankers

This is a time to condemn the banking industry, not embrace it. So what do McCain and Obama think they're doing?

Jul 30, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer

Obama on the Brink Obama on the Brink

Barack Obama is betraying his promise of change and is in danger of becoming just another political hack. Please prove me wrong.

Jul 23, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer

Tough Love for Bankers Tough Love for Bankers

Our current financial disaster is the real legacy of the Reagan Revolution. So why don't we let the deregulated banking industry sink or swim?

Jul 16, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer

Taiwan Declares Peace on China Taiwan Declares Peace on China

You can't trust the Chinese. I don't care if you're talking about those communists on the mainland or the other guys on Taiwan; they just won't follow the wargames script that our ...

Jul 9, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer

Happy Oil Dependence Day Happy Oil Dependence Day

We're drowning in pretended patriotism used to cover the lies that got us into Iraq, the defense of torture and violation of our basic liberties.

Jul 2, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer

Democrats Wrong on B-2 Project Democrats Wrong on B-2 Project

An Air Force contract to build an obsolete B-2 refueling tanker has suddenly become a campaign issue--and the Democrats are on the wrong side.

Jun 25, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer

Likable Enough for VP Likable Enough for VP

If Obama's looking for a right-of-center running-mate, Hillary's the best option out there.

Jun 18, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer

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