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.

Union Knows Its State: Lousy Union Knows Its State: Lousy

Let me tell you about the state of the union: It's lousy. The only real question is whether the President doesn't know it or just doesn't care.

Jan 28, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer

Cries of ‘Reverse Racism’ Ring Hollow Cries of ‘Reverse Racism’ Ring Hollow

Affirmative action, so long distorted by its critics, makes an easy political target.

Jan 22, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer

Bush Doesn’t Want Good News Bush Doesn’t Want Good News

Headlines tell us that United Nations arms inspectors have failed to find a "smoking gun" in their ongoing, unimpeded search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

Jan 14, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer

Hey, People: War Is No Game Hey, People: War Is No Game

As an unabashed, nail-biting Oakland Raiders fanatic who sits in the nose-bleed seats and who just bought my grandson pajamas and a dishware set emblazoned with the team's infamo...

Jan 7, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer

No Room for Logic in Bush Foreign Policy No Room for Logic in Bush Foreign Policy

Darn, but those weapons of mass destruction keep turning up in the wrong places.

Jan 2, 2003 / Column / Robert Scheer

Is She Dr. Laura or Dr. Strange Love? Is She Dr. Laura or Dr. Strange Love?

Some family values.

Dec 24, 2002 / Column / Robert Scheer

What if the Hunt for ‘Evildoers’ Aimed at Us? What if the Hunt for ‘Evildoers’ Aimed at Us?

The negative response from the Bush Administration to the UN inspections in Iraq could be dismissed as childish pique were it not so telling an evocation of the image of the Ugly...

Dec 10, 2002 / Column / Robert Scheer

Want a Cover-Up Expert? Kissinger’s Your Man Want a Cover-Up Expert? Kissinger’s Your Man

The President clearly does not want to know the truth about September 11.

Dec 3, 2002 / Column / Robert Scheer

How the Politicos Stole Christmas How the Politicos Stole Christmas

What a lousy Christmas present.

Nov 26, 2002 / Column / Robert Scheer

A Silver Spoon Is Gouging Unions A Silver Spoon Is Gouging Unions

President Bush, a scion of great wealth who has never had to earn an honest living, has abruptly wiped out the jobs, retirement security and health benefits of 850,000 blue- ...

Nov 19, 2002 / Column / Robert Scheer

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