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Robert Scheer on Wall Street Protests

By Robert Scheer

September 29, 2011

Pat Thurston filled in for Ronn Owens on the Ronn Owens Show and talked about how the Wall Street protests in NYC are not getting much attention from the media with Robert Sheer from Truth Dig.  Should this crisis be blamed on both parties?  Why aren’t more people pissed off?  We took your calls about this mis-carriage of justice in New York.

Posted on Sep 29, 2011

KPFA Radio Interview

By Robert Scheer

The Sunday Show With Philip Maldari - Jan. 9 at 9 a.m. | KPFA 94.1 FM Berkeley: Listener-Sponsored Free Speech Radio

Robert Scheer, Robert Borosage and John Nichols discuss the shootings in Arizona and the state of the nation in view of the essential natures of the Obama administration, the Democrats and Republican control of the House.

Posted on Jan 11, 2011

Interview on The Real News Network

By Robert Scheer

Why Are House Republicans Reading the Constitution?

More “States rights” might be good, but is that really what tea party wants?

Posted on Jan 7, 2011

KPCC’s ‘The Pat Morrison Show’

By Robert Scheer

October 12, 2010

The fact that Wall Street crashed in 2008 is not news, nor is the consequent global recession. What may surprise you, however, is just how far back and how deep the connections that caused this great financial crisis actually go. According to investigative journalist Robert Scheer, it isn’t one political party that carries the blame. In fact, Scheer holds the feet of both Reagan and Clinton to the fire. From free-market Reagonomics propaganda to Clinton’s financial clique and a sobering look at where some of the responsible parties are now (I’ll give you a hint—it rhymes with Mixteen Bundred Stencilvania Ave.), Scheer tracks the meltdown back to the middle and around again.

Posted on Nov 15, 2010

KPFA’s ‘Letters to Washington’

By Robert Scheer

October 21, 2010

Robert Scheer talks to host Mitch Jeserich about deregulation and “The Great American Stickup.”

Posted on Nov 15, 2010

KGO’s ‘Gil Gross Show’

By Robert Scheer

October 14, 2010

Pat Thurston filled in for Gil Gross and hosted Robert Scheer in studio to discuss Scheer’s new book.

Posted on Nov 15, 2010

WLRN’s ‘Topical Currents’

By Robert Scheer

Oct. 26, 2010

WLRN’s Joseph Cooper discusses “The Great American Stickup” with Robert Scheer.

Posted on Nov 15, 2010

Democracy Now! ‘Where Is the Community Organizer We Elected?’

By Robert Scheer

October 29, 2010

As Wall Street Posts Record Profits and U.S. Hunger Rate Grows, Robert Scheer Asks: “Where Is the Community Organizer We Elected?”
A pair of new government reports released paint a startling picture more than a year after the economic meltdown. On Tuesday Oct. 26, the New York Comptroller Office said Wall Street profits are set to exceed the record set three years ago. The four largest firms took in $22.5 billion in profits through September. Meanwhile, far more people are going hungry in the United States than previously thought. The Department of Agriculture estimates 50 million Americans, including a quarter of all children, struggled to get enough to eat last year. Amy Goodman speaks to veteran journalist Robert Scheer.

Posted on Nov 15, 2010

Robert Scheer: An Obit on Our Hopes

By Robert Scheer

Oct. 29, 2010

Robert Scheer visited the GRITtv studios to talk to Laura Flanders about Lawrence Summers, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and why there are a few tea party candidates he wouldn’t mind seeing win in this election cycle.

Posted on Nov 1, 2010

My LA to Z: Robert Scheer

By Robert Scheer

Nov. 1, 2010

The editor of Truthdig.com and co-host of KCRW’s “Left, Right and Center” has called L.A. home for most of the last 34 years. Now the downtown resident, whose latest book, “The Great American Stickup: How Reagan Republicans and Clinton Democrats Enriched Wall Street While Mugging Main Street,” is in stores now, tells us where he finds inspiration around Los Angeles.

Posted on Nov 1, 2010

The Activist’s Studio: ‘The Great American Stickup: Lies, Injustice and the American Way’

By Robert Scheer

Oct. 27, 2010

In the first Activist’s Studio event of the 2010-11 academic year, legendary journalist Robert Scheer leads “The Great Amercian Stickup: Lies, Injustice and the American Way.” The series is organized by the Human Rights and Social Movements Program and moderated by its director, Timothy McCarthy.

Posted on Nov 1, 2010

Hedges, Shiva, and Scheer on Liberalism, the Economy and Corporate Domination

By Robert Scheer

Robert Scheer, along with Chris Hedges and Vandana Shiva, participated in KPFK’s fund drive.

Posted on Nov 1, 2010

WPKN’s ‘Between the Lines’

By Robert Scheer

September 27, 2010

Interview with Robert Scheer, journalist and author, conducted by Scott Harris, about Lawrence Summer’s resignation and whether or not Obama will scrap his bank-friendly economic policy.

Posted on Oct 11, 2010

‘The Michael Medved Show’

By Robert Scheer

Sept. 24, 2010

Michael Medved talks to Robert Scheer about his new book, “The Great American Stickup.”

Posted on Sep 27, 2010

KCRW’s ‘The Politics of Culture’

By Robert Scheer

Sept. 14, 2010

When we think about the recession we’re going through, the phrases “mortgage crisis,” “Wall Street bailout” and “stimulus package” come to mind. But Robert Scheer has an explanatory theory, one with roots in the free-market mantra of the Reagan era and the financial deregulation that took place during the Clinton years. Matt Miller hosts a conversation with Scheer about his new book, “The Great American Stickup: How Reagan Republicans and Clinton Democrats Enriched Wall Street While Mugging Main Street.”

Posted on Sep 24, 2010

KALW’s ‘Your Call’ With Rose Aguilar

By Robert Scheer

Sept. 22, 2010

“Your Call With Rose Aguilar” hosts journalist Robert Scheer, author of “The Great American Stickup: How Reagan Republicans and Clinton Democrats Enriched Wall Street While Mugging Main Street.” Scheer says we are all too eager to blame the Bush administration, because the collapse happened on his watch. But how did free markets and deregulation from earlier administrations set the stage for the crisis? What’s needed to fix the economy now? What are the root causes of our current economic crisis? Listen to hear Scheer and Aguilar answer these questions.

Posted on Sep 24, 2010

‘The David Sirota Show’

By Robert Scheer

Sept. 16, 2010

David Sirota talks to Robert Scheer about his new book,  “The Great American Stickup: How Reagan Republicans and Clinton Democrats Enriched Wall Street While Mugging Main Street.”

Posted on Sep 24, 2010

‘The Young Turks’

By Robert Scheer

Sept. 10, 2010

Robert Scheer discusses his new book, “The Great American Stickup,” on “The Young Turks.”

Posted on Sep 24, 2010

‘Declare Your Independence’ With Ernest Hancock

By Robert Scheer

Sept. 16, 2010

Robert Scheer talks about his new book, “The Great American Stickup,” with Ernest Hancock on “Declare Your Independence.”

Posted on Sep 24, 2010

MSNBC’s ‘The Dylan Ratigan Show’

By Robert Scheer

Sept. 17, 2010

Robert Scheer discusses the shortcomings of financial reform on MSNBC’s “The Dylan Ratigan Show.”

Posted on Sep 24, 2010

‘Beneath the Surface’ With Suzi Weissman

By Robert Scheer

Sept. 17, 2010

On Yom Kippur Eve, Suzi Weissman talks to Robert Scheer about a subject that the government and financial sector should be atoning for—how Reagan Republicans and Clinton Democrats enriched Wall Street while mugging Main Street. That’s the subtitle of Scheer’s new book, “The Great American Stickup.”

Posted on Sep 24, 2010

‘The Faith Middleton Show’

By Robert Scheer

Sept. 13, 2010

Legendary journalist Robert Scheer exposes how the very architects of our financial calamity now engineer the recovery program on WNPR’s “The Faith Middleton Show.”

Posted on Sep 21, 2010

KPFA’s ‘Sunday Show’ With Kris Welch

By Robert Scheer

Sept. 12, 2010

Thirty-year journalist and author Robert Scheer on the economic and political state of the union with host Kris Welch on KPFA’s “Sunday Show.”

Posted on Sep 21, 2010

KUOW’s ‘The Conversation’ With Ross Reynolds

By Robert Scheer

Sept. 9, 2010

Robert Scheer appears on KUOW’s “The Conversation” with Ross Reynolds to discuss his new book, “The Great American Stickup,” where he traces the roots of the recent economic collapse back to Ronald Reagan’s free–market rhetoric and Bill Clinton’s support of banking deregulation. Scheer, former national affairs correspondent and columnist for The Los Angeles Times, says candidate Obama had a clear–eyed view of the problem that President Obama lacks.

Posted on Sep 21, 2010

‘The Gary Null Show’

By Robert Scheer

Sept. 8, 2010

Robert Scheer appears as a guest on “The Gary Null Show” on the Progressive Radio Network to talk about his new book, “The Great American Stickup.”

Posted on Sep 21, 2010

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