Obama, Clinton and the War Obama, Clinton and the War
Ted Kennedy's endorsement of Barack Obama sheds some needed light on Hillary's hawkishness and the real differences between the candidates.
Jan 30, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
Playing Politics with Bankers Playing Politics with Bankers
Now that Dennis Kucinich is out of the presidential debates, don't expect Clinton or Obama to hold unregulated bankers accountable for the global economic meltdown.
Jan 23, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
Those Ungrateful Saudis Those Ungrateful Saudis
After all he's done for them, why is it that Bush only gets a 12 percent favorability rating in Saudi Arabia?
Jan 16, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
Play the Class Card Play the Class Card
Hillary Clinton may claim that her gender makes her the unmistakeable agent of change--but what's radical about voting for a corporate lawyer?
Jan 9, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
Charlie Wilson’s War–and Ours Charlie Wilson’s War–and Ours
Unlike the plot of the latest Tom Hanks film, the blowback price of our incessant meddling could prove quite high. And even Hollywood can't put a pretty face on that one.
Jan 2, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Robert Scheer
Waterboarding Democracy Waterboarding Democracy
Why did four key members of Congress failed to inform the public and the 9/11 Commission about the use of torture on terror suspects?
Dec 12, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer
Bush on Iran: Fool Me Twice Bush on Iran: Fool Me Twice
Despite new evidence on Iran's nuclear ambitions, President Bush is sticking to his story--an inflated threat assessment some leading Democrats persist in believing.
Dec 5, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer
A Good Week for the Saudis A Good Week for the Saudis
Their boy Nawaz Sharif's back in Pakistan, oil prices are soaring and the Bushies continue to do their bidding.
Nov 28, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer
Cheering for Ron Paul Cheering for Ron Paul
It takes a libertarian Republican to shame Democrats into acknowledging the true cost of this war for ordinary Americans.
Nov 21, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer
Bush Stands By His Dictator Bush Stands By His Dictator
Bush's coddling of Pervez Musharraf defies all reason--and bears some unsettling similarity to his own offenses and misteps as President.
Nov 14, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer