Stories by Robert Parry
Robert Parry's new book is Secrecy & Privilege: Rise of the Bush Dynasty from Watergate to Iraq."
Remember, this is the woman Republicans wanted to put a heart beat away from the Presidency. When did the GOP become so irresponsible?
Posted on Jul 6, 2009
Even in special-interest-dominated Washington, it's rare for politicians to so blatantly privilege a private industry over the will of the people.
Posted on Jun 23, 2009
The estimated 119 million Americans wanting to join the public option has made the debate over it into a death match for the insurance industry
Posted on Jun 13, 2009
Rarely has an issue more dramatically highlighted the question of whether our government represents the people's interests or an industry's.
Posted on Jun 8, 2009
The starting point for many of the catastrophes confronting the United States today can be traced to Reagan's presidency.
Posted on Jun 5, 2009
The right-wing media still pull the reins in DC, where they could sink the Obama presidency and even stymie a Democratic Congress.
Posted on Apr 16, 2009
Republicans seem incapable of coming up with any other strategy than to seek Obama's destruction, much as they torpedoed Clinton.
Posted on Mar 3, 2009
To the American Right, those are fighting words, and leading conservatives are foaming at the mouth.
Posted on Mar 3, 2009
When Republicans are in power "filibuster" is a dirty word, but when they're in the minority it's their favorite past time.
Posted on Feb 19, 2009
Without an extreme double standard on terrorism, it's hard to see how today's bloodbath in Gaza would be possible.
Posted on Jan 5, 2009
In a series of departing interviews, Cheney challenges anyone to repudiate the imperial presidency constructed in the Bush era.
Posted on Dec 24, 2008
Deep-pocketed conservatives have long dominated the media landscape. If we want real change, it's time for progressives to fight fire with fire.
Posted on Nov 21, 2008
Transforming modern Republicanism into something less partisan might be like teaching a boa constrictor which fork to use at dinner.
Posted on Nov 13, 2008
Palin may not even understand the significance of her baseless attacks on Obama that are straight out of the neocon playbook.
Posted on Oct 8, 2008
McCain and Palin reach a new level of campaign dishonesty as they tell lies about their records and their opponent. But will they pay a price?
Posted on Sep 15, 2008
McCain is falsely clinging to his support of more troops in Iraq as the reason for decreasing violence. And the media is buying it.
Posted on Sep 10, 2008
In her two executive jobs in Alaska, Palin ousted top law-enforcement officials because they were insufficiently loyal or not malleable enough.
Posted on Sep 2, 2008
The price tag for John McCain's war lust would mean virtually every other national priority would be short-changed or neglected.
Posted on Aug 28, 2008
Instead of acting like journalists, the mainstream media have become McCain's personal assistants, regurgitating his B.S. without question.
Posted on Aug 7, 2008
If you listen to Bush's legal advisors, questions about the limits of his authority might not be hypothetical anymore.
Posted on Jun 30, 2008
The Democratic leadership cleared the way for the president and his collaborators to evade punishment for defying the law.
Posted on Jun 21, 2008
Is John McCain like George W. Bush, someone who has learned that the media is hesitant to call a Republican politician a liar?
Posted on Jun 14, 2008
McCain is a hard-line neocon allied with Bush's 'preemptive war' theories abroad and his concept of an all-powerful 'unitary executive' at home.
Posted on Jun 9, 2008
Imagine the dire consequences if McCain appoints a fifth radical Supreme Court justice who believes in an all-powerful Executive Branch.
Posted on May 16, 2008
Behind the scenes, Hillary Clinton's campaign has been pushing a tenuous connection between Barack Obama and a Vietnam-era radical.
Posted on Apr 18, 2008
We're already dangerously close to that reality.
Posted on Apr 14, 2008
The Iraq War represents a systemic failure of American political and journalistic institutions.
Posted on Mar 19, 2008
It comes down to which candidate believes in top-down politics, and which believes in bottom-up grassroots activism.
Posted on Mar 4, 2008
Hillary has shown she'll do whatever it takes to win, even if that means overriding the majority of voters and skirting campaign finance laws.
Posted on Feb 18, 2008
George Bush winks at indiscriminate killings, further tarring the reputation of the U.S. military.
Posted on Feb 15, 2008
We could expect more truth and transparency for starters.
Posted on Feb 6, 2008
It seems naive to hope Bush's successor will reject his most destructive policies.
Posted on Jan 24, 2008
Hillary's third-place finish in Iowa dealt a stunning blow to the Clintons' attempt at establishing a political dynasty.
Posted on Jan 5, 2008
Is Obama's admitted youthful drug use more dangerous than seven years of Secret Service files on Hil and Bill?
Posted on Dec 22, 2007
Democrats think the public is just interested in new social programs, but voters are looking for something more inspirational.
Posted on Dec 12, 2007
The neocons may have lost a lot of clout with Bush, but it's dangerous to assume they are out of power.
Posted on Dec 8, 2007
For decades, the Bush family has operated above the law, using powerful connections to brush aside evidence that would put lesser Americans in the slammer.
Posted on Nov 26, 2007
Hillary Clinton has been subject to regular surveillance by Bush's Executive Branch -- and history suggests that it might be used against her in the coming election.
Posted on Nov 6, 2007
Al Gore’s supporters are making a last-ditch bid to convince him to make another run for the presidency. Will he change his mind now that he's won the Nobel Peace Prize?
Posted on Oct 12, 2007
Twelve months after being swept into Congress, the Democrats have caved in again and again to a weak and unpopular president.
Posted on Oct 12, 2007
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