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by Robert Scheer

Robert Scheer

Robert Scheer, editor in chief of Truthdig, has built a reputation for strong social and political writing over his 30 years as a journalist. His columns appear in newspapers across the country, and his in-depth interviews have made headlines. He conducted the famous Playboy magazine interview in...

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Korky Day
'Obama Can't Knock the Hustle'

If Barack Obama were the least bit heroic or looking to his place in history, he’d use his...

Monday, May 21, 2012
kathy sullivan
'Obama Can't Knock the Hustle'

Maybe, we’ll luck out and the world will end on December 21, 2012 and we won’t
have to face this...

Sunday, May 20, 2012
truthbug
'Obama Can't Knock the Hustle'

To JDmysticDJ:

I don’t think you understand the objection to Obama and the Dems. The heroic...

Saturday, May 19, 2012
David J. Cyr
'Obama Can't Knock the Hustle'

QUOTE, of (D) avatar being a painting in many shades of devious blue:

“Principled dumbasses not...

Saturday, May 19, 2012
JDmysticDJ
'Obama Can't Knock the Hustle'

Scheer quotes Obama from his appearance on “The View”:

“JPMorgan is one of the best-managed...

Saturday, May 19, 2012

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How the Democrats Killed Roosevelt’s Dream of the Affordable Home

The following excerpt from Robert Scheer’s book “The Great American Stickup” details the perversion of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Posted on Feb 18, 2011

‘The Great American Stickup’: Blame Clinton More Than Bush for the Economy

Since the collapse happened on the watch of President George W. Bush at the end of two full terms in office, many in the Democratic Party were only too eager to blame his administration.

Posted on Sep 16, 2010

‘The Great American Stickup’: How Wall Street Occupied Washington

The big cop-out in much of what has been written about the banking meltdown has been the argument by those most complicit that there was “enough blame to go around” and that no institution or individual should be singled out for accountability. “How could we have known?” is the refrain of those who continue to pose as all-knowing experts.

Posted on Sep 14, 2010

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