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.

Elizabeth Warren, a Great Investment

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 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 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 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 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 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 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? 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 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 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

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