Elizabeth Warren, a Great Investment Elizabeth Warren, a Great Investment
The Massachusetts senator continues to shine light on Washington's cozy relationship with Wall Street and its too-big-to-fail banks.
May 14, 2013 / Robert Scheer
Obama Did It for the Money Obama Did It for the Money
Penny Pritzker's nomination shows how financiers keep being rewarded even as the country suffers the financial crisis they wrought.
May 7, 2013 / Robert Scheer
Google’s Spymasters Are Now Worried About Your Secrets Google’s Spymasters Are Now Worried About Your Secrets
Search engine executives warn about invasive government surveillance, but the digital arms trade begins with their own technologies.
Apr 30, 2013 / Robert Scheer
277 Million Boston Bombings 277 Million Boston Bombings
The United States has dropped millions of cluster bombs on other countries that continue to kill today.
Apr 23, 2013 / Robert Scheer
It Wasn’t David Stockman Who Wrecked the Economy It Wasn’t David Stockman Who Wrecked the Economy
Reagan's former budget director's outrage over crony capitalism and bank bailouts is right on, but the pundits don't like it.
Apr 2, 2013 / Robert Scheer
Kill the Child, Spare the Lamb Kill the Child, Spare the Lamb
As The New York Times worries about the difficulties of preparing vegan food for Seder, what about the difficulties of celebrating a plague that killed all firstborn Egyptian child...
Mar 26, 2013 / Robert Scheer
Bad Wars, Now and Forever Bad Wars, Now and Forever
Our self-righteous country has a history of justifying conflicts that were based on lies.
Mar 19, 2013 / Robert Scheer
If Corporations Don’t Pay Taxes, Why Should You? If Corporations Don’t Pay Taxes, Why Should You?
The tax savings of 19 US companies that park their money abroad would be more than enough to cover the $85 billion sequester cuts.
Mar 12, 2013 / Robert Scheer
Whiny Billionaires in Need of Sequestration Whiny Billionaires in Need of Sequestration
As cuts in services for struggling Americans go into effect, nine Wall Street executives who are profiting off the recession just received $1 billion in bonuses.
Mar 5, 2013 / Robert Scheer
The Oscars 2013: Hollywood’s CIA Celebration The Oscars 2013: Hollywood’s CIA Celebration
The feel-good portrayal of the agency in 'Argo' glosses over its role in previously overthrowing Iran's democratically elected leader.
Feb 26, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Robert Scheer