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.

Healthcare: Give the People What They Want

Healthcare: Give the People What They Want Healthcare: Give the People What They Want

Most Americans want pretty much the same outcome from healthcare reform, and it’s not what either major-party candidate is offering.

Jun 21, 2012 / Robert Scheer

The Fed’s Elite Clubhouse Rules The Fed’s Elite Clubhouse Rules

Two decades of economic growth in the US has been wiped out, but all is going swimmingly for the Fed's in-crowd.

Jun 14, 2012 / Robert Scheer

Democrats Failed in Wisconsin Because They Failed Wisconsin Democrats Failed in Wisconsin Because They Failed Wisconsin

Voters in Wisconsin bought the Tea Party line because the president and his party have not been able to provide a believable alternative.

Jun 7, 2012 / Robert Scheer

Hope Burning Hope Burning

So now we have Rambo Obama, a steely warrior who hurls death-dealing drones at anyone who threatens the good old USA. Including children.

May 31, 2012 / Robert Scheer

Do the Bain Hustle Do the Bain Hustle

President Obama is to be applauded for questioning Mitt Romney’s legacy, although his motives seem to be as opportunistic as those of Romney’s primary race opponents.

May 24, 2012 / Robert Scheer

Obama Can’t Knock the Hustle Obama Can’t Knock the Hustle

Even after it was known that Jamie Dimon’s bank blew more than $2 billion, Barack Obama still had praise for the intellect of his political backer.

May 17, 2012 / Robert Scheer

Hope and Hesitation in Obama’s Sudden Conversion Hope and Hesitation in Obama’s Sudden Conversion

Once again President Barack Obama has come tantalizingly close to being terrific.

May 10, 2012 / Robert Scheer

Imitation Outrage: Faking Concern for the Chinese Masses Imitation Outrage: Faking Concern for the Chinese Masses

We do not care a whit about their human rights as long as they satiate our unbridled appetites.

May 3, 2012 / Robert Scheer

Halfway Through the Lost Decade Halfway Through the Lost Decade

Does anyone care that the economy is floundering and that we are not getting out of this crisis anytime soon?

Apr 26, 2012 / Robert Scheer

For He’s a Jolly Good Scoundrel: On Sanford Weill For He’s a Jolly Good Scoundrel: On Sanford Weill

The men most responsible for the collapse of the American dream are heaped with honors at the highest levels of society.

Apr 19, 2012 / Robert Scheer

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