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.

The Action-Figure Governator The Action-Figure Governator

Faced with an historic opportunity to give gay couples equal protection under the law, Arnold Schwarzenegger proved he was made of bendable plastic.

Oct 4, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer

When ‘Connected’ means ‘Corrupted’ When ‘Connected’ means ‘Corrupted’

The hurricane-driven windfalls for GOP-connected businesses continues, and so do the scandals of widespread corruption among George Bush's cronies. And the rest of us are played fo...

Sep 27, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer

Bush Finally Sees Poor People Bush Finally Sees Poor People

It takes a hurricane to raise awareness that the numbers of poor people are growing on George Bush's watch. Will that be enough for the President to begin to level the playing fiel...

Sep 20, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer

Bush Is Fooling Nobody Now Bush Is Fooling Nobody Now

Long fooled by the Bush image machine, Americans now understand that this Administration can only deliver spin, not substance; photo ops, not action.

Sep 13, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer

The Real Costs of a Culture of Greed The Real Costs of a Culture of Greed

The affluent mask of the United States has been torn away by the storm, exposing a nation that has become progressively poorer under the leadership of the party of Big Business.

Sep 6, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer

Iraq’s Fig-Leaf Constitution Iraq’s Fig-Leaf Constitution

Bush may crow about a new constitution, but he can't deny that autocrats, theocrats and terrorists are clearly in control.

Aug 30, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer

Judith Miller: Embedded Over Her Head Judith Miller: Embedded Over Her Head

The jailed reporter doesn't understand that a free press depends on the ability of reporters to protect honest witnesses--not to coddle government officials.

Aug 24, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer

Bush’s Blind Spot on Iran Bush’s Blind Spot on Iran

Threatening Iran only strengthens the hand of hard-line nationalists and religious fundamentalists in Tehran.

Aug 18, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer

Mortgaged to the House of Saud Mortgaged to the House of Saud

More evidence that President Bush is losing the "war on terror."

Aug 10, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer

A Welcome Return to Enforcing Labor Laws A Welcome Return to Enforcing Labor Laws

The abysmal cases of slave labor in the US are both shocking and terribly mundane.

Aug 3, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer

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