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.

Dear W., Your Father Knew Best Dear W., Your Father Knew Best

So now that the Spanish people have spoken, voting out of office the party that led them to war in Iraq, will President Bush give the back of the hand to Spain, as he did last ye...

Mar 16, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer

Bush’s Lies About Iraq Bush’s Lies About Iraq

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Mar 11, 2004 / Feature / Robert Scheer, Christopher Scheer, and Lakshmi Chaudhry

The Worst Form of Exploitation The Worst Form of Exploitation

A hypocritical Bush uses 9/11 images but resists an accounting of the truth.

Mar 10, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer

A Passion for Hatred That Mocks Christ’s Message A Passion for Hatred That Mocks Christ’s Message

Mel Gibson's movie is a blood libel against the Jewish people.

Mar 2, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Robert Scheer

Nader Is Crashing the Party Yet Again Nader Is Crashing the Party Yet Again

Does he have no sense of accountability or shame?

Feb 25, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer

Old MacDonald Had a Judge… Old MacDonald Had a Judge…

Quack, quack. So much for the constitutionally mandated separation of powers.

Feb 18, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer

War As An Excuse For Everything War As An Excuse For Everything

Is it just me, or is President Bush's demeanor a bit Napoleonic these days?

Feb 10, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer

The Lies That Bind Us to Iraq The Lies That Bind Us to Iraq

Using the ends to justify the means repeats the folly of Vietnam.

Feb 4, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer

Baghdad Is Bush’s Blue Dress Baghdad Is Bush’s Blue Dress

Now, can we talk of impeachment?

Jan 29, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer

Give Iraqis the Election They Want Give Iraqis the Election They Want

Despite Bush's rhetoric, the US is opposing true democratic voting.

Jan 20, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer

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