Peter Z. Scheer
Former Managing EditorPeter Scheer grew up in the newspaper business, spending family vacations with his mother at newspaper editors' conferences, enjoying daycare in editorial departments and begrudgingly reviewing his father's columns on the way to school....
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Julian Assange Requests Asylum in Equador
Jun 20, 2012 The WikiLeaks publisher who has been a thorn in the side of many governments now seeks the protection of one. The Ecuadorian Embassy in London is sheltering Assange while Quito reviews his request for asylum.Bill Moyers: How to Start Your Own Super PAC
Jun 19, 2012 Bill Moyers shames super PAC donors and beneficiaries, including some lesser-known personalities.
Microsoft’s New Tablets Have Keyboards and Kickstands
Jun 19, 2012 Microsoft unveiled two new tablets, called Surface, in Los Angeles on Monday. They are more than iPad competitors; they are flagships for the beleaguered software company's Windows 8 operating system, and proof that Microsoft wants to delight consumers as much as it does corporate drones.
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Claims Victory as Military Seizes Power
Jun 18, 2012 Mohamed Morsi is the first freely elected president of Egypt, according to his party, the Muslim Brotherhood But the Islamist candidate, who beat out the man anointed by former dictator Hosni Mubarak in a runoff election Monday, may have few powers to exercise.
Syria Accused of Using Children as Human Shields
Jun 13, 2012 U.N. investigators say Syrian troops are armoring their vehicles with children in order to deter enemy fire. A report on children and armed conflict also says Syrian authorities are torturing children and the opposition may be recruiting minors.
EDC Closes Its Gates Because of High Winds (Update)
Jun 10, 2012 An official tweet sent early Sunday morning shortly before this post went to Web said: "Due to high winds, we are temporarily halting all entry to @EDC_LasVegas. Fans inside, head to the grand stands. This is for your safety." Updated.
EDC 2012: Meet the New Electorate
Jun 10, 2012 I spent Friday night in Las Vegas with an estimated 115,000 young people at the country's biggest dance party. They were there to have fun. I was there to annoy them with questions. Surprisingly, every single baby-faced millennial I talked to was registered to vote and planned to cast his or her ballot in the next election.Surprisingly, every single baby-faced millennial I talked to was registered to vote and planned on voting in the next election.
Clinton Backs Bush Tax Cuts in the Short Term (Video)
Jun 6, 2012 While President Obama says he would like to extend tax cuts only for the middle class, former President Bill Clinton is advocating a full extension of cuts, including those benefiting the wealthy, for political and economic reasons.
Poking Holes in Pakistan
Jun 5, 2012 U.S. officials are awfully chuffed over the ability to reach out and bomb someone -- most recently it's maybe, possibly, al-Qaida's No. 2 Abu Yahya al-Libi and at least four others. Pakistani complaints about a flurry of drone strikes in the last two weeks are falling on deaf ears.
Hello China My Old Friend, I’ve Come to Lecture You Again (Editorial)
Jun 4, 2012 The State Department is once again giving China a hard time about its human rights record, a worthy cause to be sure, though the United States makes for an odd champion. What's the saying? Those who torture should not throw stones, maybe.