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.

One More Insider Denounces Bush One More Insider Denounces Bush

Former CIA official Tyler Drumheller joins the parade of insiders denouncing how the Iraq war has been sold and fought.

Apr 26, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer

Bush Blunders Go Nuclear Bush Blunders Go Nuclear

Bush's nutty nuclear braggadocio on Iran is a sign of weakness, not strength, proof that his five-year Administration is an abysmal failure.

Apr 19, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer

Now Powell Tells Us Now Powell Tells Us

The former Secretary of State says he and his department's top experts never believed that Iraq posed an imminent nuclear threat, but this made little difference to President Bush.

Apr 12, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer

Robert Scheer: ‘Anti-Christian Conspirators’ Slay DeLay Robert Scheer: ‘Anti-Christian Conspirators’ Slay DeLay

Tom DeLay claims to see a vast anti-Christian conspiracy in the legal troubles that forced him out of the House--though his own sins would seem to be sufficient explanation.

Apr 5, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer

Moment of Truth Moment of Truth

There is no immigration crisis in the US. But it is time America acknowledged that we need the immigrant workers as much as they need us--and treat them accordingly.

Mar 29, 2006 / Feature / Robert Scheer

Comeuppance in Cleveland Comeuppance in Cleveland

One tough question from an elderly gentleman in Cleveland punctured the President's pretensions about the reasons for launching the disastrous Iraq war.

Mar 22, 2006 / Feature / Robert Scheer

Improvised Explosive Delusions Improvised Explosive Delusions

As Bush continues to insist the US is bringing peace and freedom to Iraq, his latest plan to quell the insurgency spends billions more to stem the use of improvised explosive devic...

Mar 15, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer

Mary Tillman: ‘The Administration Used Pat’ Mary Tillman: ‘The Administration Used Pat’

With the Pentagon's inspector general suggesting criminal negligence in the killing of former NFL star and Army Ranger Pat Tillman, it is time to demand Congressional hearings into...

Mar 8, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer

The Dubai Farce The Dubai Farce

What a farce: The Dubai Ports deal shows Bush is willing to trust the Arab-owned Dubai Ports to manage our harbors, even as he scapegoats them as culprits in his war on terror.

Mar 1, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer

In Defense of Free Thought In Defense of Free Thought

An Austrian court sends a crackpot historian to prison for denying the Holocaust; why shouldn't Muslims protesting the Muhammad cartoons question a double standard?

Feb 22, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer

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