Stories by Robert Parry

Robert Parry broke many of the Iran-Contra stories in the 1980s for the Associated Press and Newsweek. His latest book, Secrecy & Privilege: Rise of the Bush Dynasty from Watergate to Iraq, can be ordered at secrecyandprivilege.com. It's also available at Amazon.com, as is his 1999 book, Lost History: Contras, Cocaine, the Press & 'Project Truth.'Robert Parry's web site is Consortium News subscribe to Robert Parry's feed

Ron Paul's Farewell Speech in Congress Lays Bare His Hatred for "Pure Democracy," and Love of Oligarchy

Posted on: Nov 28, 2012, Source: Consortium News

Paul believes in liberty... for businessmen.

Obama Won, But He Still Has to Contend with Millions of Americans Taught to Hate Their Own Government

Posted on: Nov 8, 2012, Source: Consortium News

It's no small obstacle that tens of millions of voters think government is the problem.

Bush All Over Again: Mitt Romney Is Trojan Horse for the Neocons

Posted on: Oct 25, 2012, Source: Consortium News

Despite the bloody and costly catastrophe in Iraq, the neocons' warmongering dream is still alive -- and Romney shares their illusions.

Are We in for a Shocking October Surprise Like Those of Elections Past?

Posted on: Oct 23, 2012, Source: Consortium News

History points to Republican sabotage playing a role in Democratic losses in presidential campaigns.

In Big Foreign Policy Speech, Romney Lies to the Entire World

Posted on: Oct 9, 2012, Source: Consortium News

Romney displayed again his proclivity to lie on specifics and distort the broader reality.

Romney's Neocon Foreign Policy and the Legacy of 9/11

Posted on: Sep 11, 2012, Source: Consortium News

Romney's Neocon Foreign Policy: Written by Those Who Ignored al Qaeda Threat

Posted on: Sep 11, 2012, Source: Consortium News

The emerging history of 9/11 reveals that George W. Bush’s failure to protect the nation resulted from neocon insistence that Iraq was the real threat, not al Qaeda. Today is those neocons seek to regain power under a Romney presidency.

Is Making a Protest Vote in Presidential Elections a Vanity Choice?

Posted on: Aug 3, 2012, Source: Consortium News

We need to realistic about elections and stop using them as opportunities to express disappointment, anger or even personal morality.

Big Media's So-Called "Fact-Checkers" Carry Romney's Water on Bain

Posted on: Jul 16, 2012, Source: Consortium News

These "independent fact-checkers" try to shield Mitt Romney from questions about Bain. It's not working.

What Did Reagan Know About the Argentine Dictatorship's Baby Thefts?

Posted on: Jul 7, 2012, Source: Consortium News

The Reagan administration was aware of a scheme to murder leftist mothers in Argentina and give their infants to military personnel often complicit in the killings.

The Liberal's Enduring Dilemma: Whether To Vote For Disappointing Centrists?

Posted on: Jun 27, 2012, Source: Consortium News

The choice of voting for Obama, a third-party candidate, or sitting out is nothing new. And neither are the stakes.

How the US Press Lost its Way

Posted on: May 21, 2012, Source: Consortium News

You can track the arc of modern American journalism from its apex at the Pentagon Papers and Watergate curving downward to Iran-Contra before the nadir of Bush’s war in Iraq.

The Birth of the Right's Shameless, Nasty Smear Machine

Posted on: Mar 9, 2012, Source: Consortium News

Americans sometimes wonder how the nation’s political process got so vitriolic. Here's a look back at the history of right-wing hate-mongering.

The GOP's Long, Sordid History of Shameless Hostage-Taking

Posted on: Dec 25, 2011, Source: Consortium News

Democrats have faced Republican strategies of grabbing hostages for decades and have quietly given in, paying ransom again and again. Will that change?

By Cutting Taxes on the Rich, We've Incentivized Greed--How Do We Return to Fairness?

Posted on: Sep 26, 2011, Source: Consortium News

The Right wants to return to the "happier days" of the 1950s--but forgets that one of the main reasons for that era's prosperity was very high taxes on the wealthy.

Has America Become Entirely Dysfunctional?

Posted on: Sep 5, 2011, Source: Consortium News

From Ayn Rand fetishists to an uninformed public, from the Tea Parties to class warfare from above: is the entire system falling apart?

The Iraq Disaster Looms Big: But Don't Tell That to the Petraeus Worshippers

Posted on: Sep 1, 2011, Source: Consortium News

Iraq continues its drift toward a failed state, and the strategic winner from the invasion looks to be Iran. So why is Washington celebrating Gen. Petraeus?

Michele Bachmann's Aide Hides $10 Million Secret

Posted on: Jul 10, 2011, Source: Consortium News

Veteran political strategist Ed Rollins brought a burst of positive media coverage to Bachmann's campaign, but he continues to hide a dark secret.

If Ayn Rand and the Free Market Fetishists Were Right, We'd be Living in a Golden Age -- Does This Look Like a Golden Age to You?

Posted on: Jun 28, 2011, Source: Consortium News

The lavish rewards flowing to the titans of industry have not exactly transformed society into a vibrant force for beneficial progress.

Why Afghanistan Won't Become Another Vietnam

Posted on: Jun 24, 2011, Source: Consortium News

There is reason for optimism among the many Americans who have lamented the near-decade-long U.S. war in Afghanistan (and the broader conflict in the Muslim world).

How Robert Gates' Lies and Cover-Ups Earned Him a Long, Prestigious Career -- At the Expense of the American People

Posted on: Jun 19, 2011, Source: Consortium News

Two decades ago, U.S. history could have taken a very different course if Gates and his cohorts had faced real accountability and their secrets had been exposed.

The GOP's CIA Playbook: Destabilize Country to Sweep Back Into Power

Posted on: Jun 9, 2011, Source: Consortium News

Modern Republicans have a simple approach to politics when they are not in the White House: Make America as ungovernable as possible by using almost any means available.

Siding With the Billionaires: How the Right Is Waging a Class War Against All But the Wealthiest Americans

Posted on: May 31, 2011, Source: Consortium News

America's Right -- from the NFL lockout to Rep. Paul Ryan's budget to climate change -- side with the billionaires in what amounts to an escalating class war.

Mitch Daniels, Darling of "Fiscal Conservatives," Was Architect of the US Debt Crisis

Posted on: May 16, 2011, Source: Consortium News

Mitch Daniels is billed as the "serious" GOP Presidential contender. Rarely mentioned is a key fact that should disqualify him from office: he was Bush's original budget director.

The Solution to Our Budget Problems Is So Obvious: We Need to Raise Taxes on the Rich, ASAP

Posted on: Feb 25, 2011, Source: Consortium News

The answer to many of our country’s domestic problems is obvious -- the rich need to pay their fair share.

What the Hell Happened to Keith Olbermann?

Posted on: Jan 23, 2011, Source: Consortium News

MSNBC's parent company, General Electric, never seemed comfortable with some of Olbermann's material.

The Witch Hunt Against Assange Is Turning into an Extremely Dangerous Assault on Journalism Itself

Posted on: Dec 17, 2010, Source: Consortium News

The Obama admin's reported plan to indict Julian Assange strikes at the heart of investigative journalism on national security scandals.

We're Headed for a Major Battle with the Tea Party Crowd over the Constitution Itself

Posted on: Dec 2, 2010, Source: Consortium News

We should be under no illusion about the new flood of know-nothingism that is about to inundate the United States in the guise of a return to "first principles."

Surprise -- The Very Dark Side of U.S. History

Posted on: Oct 8, 2010, Source: Consortium News

Many Americans view their country and its soldiers as the "good guys" spreading "democracy" and "liberty" around the world. It just ain't so.

This Country Just Can't Deal with Reality Any More

Posted on: Sep 16, 2010, Source: Consortium News

As Election Day 2010 approaches, the consequences of the nation’s three-decade-old decoupling from reality are becoming painfully obvious.

The Economic Crunch We're in: Corporations Want Fewer Workers, But They Still Need Everyone to Be Consumers

Posted on: Jul 15, 2010, Source: Consortium News

The recession has been a way for employers to cull payrolls -- and to discover that many jobs don't have to be filled again.

Israel -- Increasingly Paranoid and Isolated, Dominated by Fundamentalists, Armed with Over 200 Nukes

Posted on: Jun 3, 2010, Source: Consortium News

Foreign policy analysts around the world are quietly worrying about the prospects of having a very erratic state.

Rise & Fall of The Washington Times: The Ex-Nazis, Cocaine Smugglers & Cultists Who Created a Right-Wing Propaganda Organ, And Brought It Crashing Down

Posted on: May 6, 2010, Source: Consortium News

For 28 years, the Washington Times has sent disinformation slithering through the U.S. political system, befouling our democracy. Those days might be over.

Does Obama Know the War He's in? Republicans Aren't Interested in Compromise

Posted on: May 2, 2010, Source: Consortium News

Obama and the Democrats have to give up their obsession with bipartisanship and take up the challenge of fighting for truth and the public’s interest.

The Only Republican Plan Is to Destroy Democrats, Not Solve Problems

Posted on: Apr 1, 2010, Source: Consortium News

Republicans want to block Obama and the Democrats from solving national problems, even at the risk of the personal safety of their political opposition.

Dick Cheney Admits to Torture Conspiracy

Posted on: Feb 14, 2010, Source: Consortium News

If the U.S. had a functioning criminal justice system for the powerful, former Vice President Dick Cheney would have just convicted himself with his Sunday comments.

Corporate Media's Cave-In to 'Liberal Bias' Attacks Pose a Real Threat to Our Democracy

Posted on: Feb 9, 2010, Source: Consortium News

The right has convinced Americans that the news media has a liberal bias, lending cover to the neocon leanings of the Washington Post -- and Palin's propaganda.

The Right-Wing Media Machine Has Arrived on the Internet

Posted on: Feb 3, 2010, Source: Consortium News

For years, the Right's media infrastructure had only one weak spot, the Internet, but now that has changed.

Chris Matthews and His 'Hardball' Follies: Taking Us to New Depths of Dumbed-Down Politics

Posted on: Jan 20, 2010, Source: Consortium News

MSNBC's Chris Matthews personifies the puffed-up self-importance and total lack of self-awareness that has come to define America's media punditocracy.

Haiti's Tragic History Is Entwined with the Story of America

Posted on: Jan 13, 2010, Source: Consortium News

In announcing the U.S. response to Haiti's devastating earthquake, President Obama noted the two countries' historic ties. But few Americans know that sad story.

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