Robert Scheer: 5 books
The Great American Stickup
How Reagan Republicans and Clinton Democrats Enriched Wall Street While Mugging Main Street
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2010
In The Great American Stickup, celebrated journalist Robert Scheer uncovers the hidden story behind one of the greatest financial crimes of our time: the Wall Street financial crash of 2008 and the consequent global recession. Instead of going where other journalists have gone in search of this story—the...
Playing President
My Close Encounters with Nixon, Carter, Bush I, Reagan, and Clinton—and How They Did Not Prepare Me for George W. Bush
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2006
**Reflections on, and interviews with, US presidents from Nixon to George W. Bush, from “one of the best reporters of our time” (Joan Didion, New York Times–bestselling author of The White Album).
Robert Scheer’s interviews with and profiles of US presidents have shaped journalism history....
The Pornography of Power
How Defense Hawks Hijacked 9/11 and Weakened America
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2008
In the course of his forty-year-career as one of America's most admired journalists, Robert Scheer's work has been praised by Gore Vidal, Susan Sontag, and Joan Didion, who deems him "one of the best reporters of our time." Now, Scheer brings a lifetime of wisdom and experience to one of...
They Know Everything About You
How Data-Collecting Corporations and Snooping Government Agencies Are Destroying Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2015
They Know Everything About You is a groundbreaking exposé of how government agencies and tech corporations monitor virtually every aspect of our lives, and a fierce defense of privacy and democracy.
The revelation that the government has access to a vast trove of personal online data demonstrates...
Iran Agenda
The Real Story of U.S. Policy and the Middle East Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2016
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