Robert Scheer / TruthdigAug 26, 2018
In this repost of a 2008 Truthdig article, Editor in Chief Robert Scheer analyzes the inconsistencies in the political career of the senator, then the Republican candidate for the presidency. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigNov 30, 2017
Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer explains the global implications of replacing the secretary of state with CIA chief Mike Pompeo. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigNov 26, 2016
"John F. Kennedy's administration tried to assassinate Fidel Castro by using Mafia hit men," wrote Robert Scheer, Truthdig editor in chief, in a Los Angeles Times column first published in 1997. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Robert Scheer / TruthdigAug 22, 2016
Isn't it great how we solved the welfare problem? That's the one thing that former President Clinton, Congress and even the media agree on. Isn't it great how we solved the welfare problem? That's the one thing that former President Clinton, Congress and even the media agree on. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigAug 22, 2016
To hear Clinton tell it, his presidency won the war on poverty three decades after Lyndon B. Johnson launched it, having changed only the name. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigJun 6, 2016
Endorsing the Republican agenda of financial industry deregulation, reversing New Deal safeguards, President Clinton caused more damage to the American economy in the long run than any president since Herbert Hoover.That has always been the man’s special gift—to rise above, and indeed benefit from, the messes he created. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigMay 11, 2016
President Barack Obama visited Hiroshima on Friday, the first sitting U.S. president to do so since the World War II atomic bombings of Japan. To acknowledge the historic trip, Truthdig reposts Editor in Chief Robert Scheer's 2007 piece recalling the bombings. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigMay 8, 2016
In honor of Mother's Day, we've republished Robert Scheer's account of his mother's struggles as an immigrant living in fear of deportation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigFeb 6, 2016
Kenny "The Snake" Stabler suffered woefully from a condition brought on by head trauma. He deserved better from the NFL, and all pro football players deserve better. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigJan 19, 2016
With stupefying arrogance, Clinton tried during Sunday's debate to tie her rival to the Great Recession—an economic crisis that actually was fostered by Bill Clinton, his aides and even one of her own campaign advisers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigOct 25, 2015
The real issue is not protection of a diplomat but the bipartisan zeal for creating military mayhem throughout the Middle East. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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