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 US Is Its Own Worst Enemy in Iraq The US Is Its Own Worst Enemy in Iraq

We should leave the Iraqis alone and allow them to control their own affairs.

May 17, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer

Nationalism’s Psychotic Side Nationalism’s Psychotic Side

Even decent people can be swept along by barbarism when a nation gets sick.

May 10, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer

Our Loss Was Our Gain in Vietnam Our Loss Was Our Gain in Vietnam

Thirty years after the US retreat, Vietnam is a peaceful trading partner.

May 6, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer

Fiddling While Crucial Programs Starve Fiddling While Crucial Programs Starve

Has the United States become like ancient Rome, in love with costly conquest?

Apr 26, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer

GOP Gays and the ‘Finkelstein Phenomenon’ GOP Gays and the ‘Finkelstein Phenomenon’

Same-sex marriage is a civil rights issue.

Apr 20, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer

Bush Threw Us a ‘Curveball’ Bush Threw Us a ‘Curveball’

A presidential commission's report shines a light on a "crazy" Iraqi informant.

Apr 5, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer

A Con Job by Pakistan’s Pal, George Bush A Con Job by Pakistan’s Pal, George Bush

Trying to follow the US policy on the proliferation of nuclear weapons is like watching a three-card monte game on a city street corner. Except the stakes are higher.

Mar 29, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer

Life, Death and Cynical Grandstanding Life, Death and Cynical Grandstanding

Thankfully, Americans see right through the exploitation of Terri Schiavo.

Mar 23, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer

The Bankruptcy Bill: A Tutorial in Greed The Bankruptcy Bill: A Tutorial in Greed

Lesson No. 1: Campaign cash is worth more than family values.

Mar 15, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer

Of, by and for Big Business Of, by and for Big Business

Watching the 109th Congress, one would be forgiven for thinking our Constitution was the blueprint for a government of Big Business, by Big Business and for Big Business.

Mar 9, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer

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