Alternative News and Information. en-us http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2008 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/102211/mccain_and_bush%3A_unconcerned_with_the_needs_of_ordinary_americans_/ McCain is not a perfect replica of George W. Bush. But neither man seems to have any sense of how we actually live or what we need from government. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:00:01 PDT Robert Scheer http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/101164/opposition_to_the_bailout_will_not_destroy_america/ Instead of applauding representatives who, for once, heeded the public, the pundits blasted those who dared get out of line. Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:00:01 PDT Robert Scheer http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/100199/economic_fascism_coming_to_america/ Smell a rat if Congress approves the Paulson plan without major modifications that might help Main Street as well as Wall Street. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:00:01 PDT Robert Scheer http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/99234/mccain_enabled_our_economic_meltdown/ McCain voted for abolishing all of the significant rules put in place at the time of the Great Depression designed to prevent a repeat. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:01 PDT Robert Scheer http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/97428/palin_helps_alaska_get_rich_off_oil_while_the_rest_of_the_country_suffers/ We're all part of one nation. So why do the people of Alaska get a cut of oil company profits when the rest of us don't? Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:00:01 PDT Robert Scheer http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/96624/john_mccain%3A_running_for_war_president_at_any_cost/ In order to win, McCain needs a new Cold War. Lucky for him that Republicans are so good at whipping up false international threats. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:00:01 PDT Robert Scheer http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/95778/mccain%27s_warped_worldview/ McCain's campaign is an irrational mix of patriotic swagger and blindness to reality that's proving scarily successful with uninformed voters. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:00:01 PDT Robert Scheer http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/94929/was_the_war_in_georgia_a_neocon_election_ploy/ Yes, it sounds diabolical, but that may be the most accurate way to assess the designs of the McCain campaign in matters of war and peace. Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:00:01 PDT Robert Scheer http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/94128/the_new_face_of_terrorism_a_square_white_guy/ The deadliest biological assault on the United States may have been perpetrated by a church-going white man, with anthrax from our own weapons labs. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:00:01 PDT Robert Scheer http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/93318/obama_and_mccain_suck_up_to_the_bankers/ Both candidates are scrambling to enlist the expertise of the geniuses who helped spur our economic meltdown. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:00:01 PDT Robert Scheer http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/92517/is_obama_betraying_his_promise_of_change/ Like McCain, Obama seems to embrace the fundamental irrationality of Bush's "war on terror." Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:00:01 PDT Robert Scheer http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/91719/the_real_legacy_of_the_%27reagan_revolution%27/ Greedy corporations expect government hand-outs and deregulation at the same time. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:00:01 PDT Robert Scheer http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/90938/china_and_taiwan_declare_peace_/ America's military hawks will have to find a new reason to blow money on weapons we don't need. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:00:01 PDT Robert Scheer http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/90414/the_u.s._is_drowning_in_pretend_patriotism/ This Fourth of July, let's remember that it's not our God-given American right to reorder the world to our liking. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:01 PDT Robert Scheer http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/89628/the_pornography_of_power%3A_how_defense_hawks_hijacked_9_11_and_weakened_america/ The huge "defense" spending going on in our name is irrational and costly, but there are powerful vested interests that want to keep it that way. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:01 PDT Robert Scheer http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/89468/wasteful_weapons_and_the_politicians_who_love_them/ Most of our political representatives seem to be engaged in a contest over who can throw more money at defense contractors. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:00:01 PDT Robert Scheer http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/88593/is_clinton_the_ticket_for_obama/ It's not like the Democrats are going to pick someone more liberal than Hillary. And the focus should be on a Democratic ticket that can win. Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:00:01 PDT Robert Scheer http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/87806/blame_rising_oil_prices_on_bush%2C_not_consumers/ Americans do need to cut down on their resource consumption. But the key variable in the high cost of oil is Bush's failed foreign policy. Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:00:01 PDT Robert Scheer http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/87169/what_makes_mccain_tick/ McCain's unpredictability is not evidence of fresh thinking; it suggests inconsistencies that may be born more of crass opportunism than of insight. Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:00:01 PDT Robert Scheer http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/86651/even_the_fbi_is_outraged_over_u.s._torture/ The Justice Department has issued a report on torture, citing testimony by scores of FBI officials outraged over our treatment of prisoners. Thu, 29 May 2008 00:00:01 PDT Robert Scheer http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/86109/paying_for_war_at_the_pump/ Five years after we invaded Iraq, the American taxpayers who paid for this grand imperial adventure are rewarded with skyrocketing gas prices. Wed, 21 May 2008 16:00:01 PDT Robert Scheer http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/85410/the_tortured_law_on_torture/ How has our government managed to justify one of the most egregious assaults on the rule of law? Wed, 14 May 2008 12:00:01 PDT Robert Scheer http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/84760/battle_of_the_hawks/ Both McCain and Clinton have shown a dangerously cavalier attitude towards the option of a nuclear strike against Iran. Wed, 07 May 2008 15:00:01 PDT Robert Scheer http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/84006/no_country_for_old_men/ McCain's age matters; especially if he picks his running mate from the crazy wing of the Republican Party. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:00:01 PDT Robert Scheer http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/83291/hillary_turns_up_heat%2C_threatens_to_%27obliterate%27_iran/ Is the campaign trail the best place to ratchet up the rhetoric against Iran? Clinton thinks so. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:00:01 PDT Robert Scheer