Scheer, Robert. – Pacifica Radio Archives

The Press goes to war, the war comes home / produced by Jim Quay and Kim Aubry.

Debate between Morley Safer, Peter Arnett, David Halberstam, John Laurence and Peter Braestrup, General Winant Sidle, Robert Scheer. Focuses on quality of reporting during the Vietnam War and whether the press helped to lose the war for the U.S. Includes actuality of press coverage.

August 24, 2025

Bad news bearers / produced by Barbara Dunlap.

Five media journalists/correspondents discuss various aspects of American society.|BAD NEWS BEARERS SERIES: New signals – Five media journalists/correspondents discuss various aspects of American society. – CONTENT: Christopher Hitchens : columnist for The Nation (12 min.) — Mark Hertsgaard : a modern electronic society in the Reagan era (13 min.) — Branda Payton : Oakland Tribune…

August 24, 2025

The Media and the 1988 election : a panel discussion / moderated by Jeff Cohen.

Panel discussion of the media coverage of the 1988 presidential election, espetially the portrail of the candidates. Focusses upon Jesse Jackson’s campaign. Panel consists of Mark Ridley Thomas, Roger Wilkins, Midge Costanza, Bill Zimmer-an, and Robert Scheer of the Los Angeles Times.

August 24, 2025

Thinking about the enemy : U.S.-Soviet relations / Robert Scheer.

Lecture on the role of perception in foreign affairs.

August 24, 2025

Convocation on the threat of nuclear war.

Conference sponsored by the Concerned Faculty of UCLA with the California Institute of Technology and the Associated Students of UCLA. |r.1. Introduction by California governor Jerry Brown (10 min.). — r.2. Stanford historian Barton Bernstein (15 min.). — r.3. Marvin Goldberger of California Institute of Technology (33 min.). — r.4. David Mermelstein of New York…

August 24, 2025

How many is too many? : the doomsday perspective debated / Robert Scheer and Paul Ehrlich.

Discussion of the possibility of basic political solutions to the world economic crisis.

August 24, 2025

The Bombing of the Iranian consulate / Robert Scheer ; interviews by Pat Roberto.

Report on the aftermath of the bombing of the San Francisco Iranian consulate. Includes a statement by Scheer and interviews of Iranian diplomates and innocent neighbors about the bombing.

August 24, 2025

Gaza day celebration in Berkeley / Robert Scheer.

Talk on the Middle East conflict and the role of American Jews in that crisis.

August 24, 2025

The Changing tide / Robert Scheer ; produced by Diane Hatch-Avis.

Talk before the League of Women Voters about the changing composition of California. Robert Scheer points to increased urban and rural minority population, which is changing the white male power structure. He then turns to changing foreign policy issues such as: the end of the Cold War, false enemies to help support the National Securrity…

August 24, 2025

A Closer look at the enemy / Robert Scheer.

Talk on how a strict cold war mentality leads to strained U.S.-Soviet relations.

August 24, 2025