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Robert Scheer

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.

Articles

The Government Leakers Who Truly Endanger America Will Never Face Prosecution (Law, Increased Security After 9-11)

Officials leak secrets to advance careers or justify wars and weapons programs, but Edward Snowden’s the criminal?

Obama’s Friends in Low Places (Disaster Capitalism, Economic Policy)

Despite Jamie Dimon’s record as a leader in the radical deregulation of banking, Obama continues to cozy up to his Wall Street backer.

The People Win as Lawrence Summers Trades Power for Wealth (Disaster Capitalism, Economic Policy)

But Main Street must still live with the consquences of the policies he helped engineer.

Obama Remembers He’s Not George W. Bush (Foreign Policy, US Wars and Military Action)

Kerry's rhetorical point may give Obama an option besides ill-advised airstrikes.

The Prince: Meet the Man Who Co-Opted Democracy in the Middle East (Regions and Countries, World)

Now that the Arab Spring has been turned into a totally owned subsidiary of the Saudi royal family, it is time to take note of Prince Bandar bin Sultan.

The Moment the US Ended Iran’s Brief Experiment in Democracy (Foreign Policy, Regime Changes)

Sixty years ago this week, the CIA successfully staged a coup to overthrow Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh.

Restore Honor and Pardon Edward Snowden (Law, Increased Security After 9-11)

When Obama announced a review of surveillance practices, he was compelled by Snowden’s heroic actions.

A Statement of Peace, or an Epitaph (Nuclear Arms and Proliferation, US Wars and Military Action)

August 6 marks sixty-eight years since the United States committed what is arguably the single gravest act of terrorism that the world has ever known.

Obama: Just Say No to Larry Summers (Government, Economic Policy)

Appointing Summers to head the Federal Reserve would only rub salt in the wounds of the disappearing middle class.

The Return of Lawrence Summers, Mr. Spectacular Failure (Economy, Politics)

The guy who tops the list of those responsible for sabotaging the world’s economy is lobbying to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve.