On january 11, 2002, the first prisoners arrived at guantanamo. His chilling statement ran in an ad placed inhaaretz. Joann wypijewski february 29, 2016 4,400 words 34 comments reply i opened my most recent column with a very favorable mention of spotlight, this years oscarwinning film, chronicling the unraveling of the catholic church pedophilia scandal by a team of. Jeffrey st clair biography, age, height, married, books. Cockburn was brought up by british parents in ireland but had lived and worked in the united states since 1972. The golden age is in us, more reflective and personal in form, is an intricately constructed album and journal that continues to the mid. Killing trayvons goodreads meet your next favorite book. Clair was the coeditor with alexander cockburn of the political newsletter.
He was soon joined by alexander cockburn and then jeffrey st. In 1998, he published his first book, with cockburn, whiteout. Kevin alexander gray is a human and civil rights activist, political organizer, writer and speaker based in columbia, south carolina. Essays on sex, authority and the mess of life, forthcoming from verso. Clair, he is the editor of the online journal alexander cockburn is coeditor of the online journal counterpunch and has authored and edited numerous books, including the best. Coeditor with kevin alexander gray and joann wypijewski killing travons. Tells the facts and names the names counterpunch nov. An anthology of american violence tracks the case and explores why trayvons name and george zimmermans not guilty verdict symbolized all the. An anthology of american violence edited by kevin alexander gray joann wypijewski jeffrey st. A road trip through political scandal, corruption, and american culture alexander cockburn. Dispatches and diversions of a radical journalist 19651994. Alexander claud cockburn was an irishamerican political journalist and writer.
Israel and anti semitism by alexander cockburn r ight in the wake of house majority leader dick armeys explicit call for two million palestinians to be booted out of the west bank and east jerusalem and gaza as well, came yet one more of those earnest articles accusing a. True democrats take back politics from the politicians. I am deeply saddened to have learned of the death of alexander cockburn, whose column was one of the highlights of the nation victor navasky, he beat the devil. Clair born 1959 is an investigative journalist, writer, and editor. Joann wypijewski, who writes the nation s carnal knowledge column, has been traveling the country to research a book on america in a time of crackup. Alexander cockburn here assembles his two prime commentaries in a final, expanded essay, the 911 conspiracists and the decline of the left. Counterpunch began as a newsletter, established in 1994 by the washington, d. A diverse collection of works centering on the case of trayvon martinfrom exploring his killing and the acquittal of george zimmerman in depth, to using the case as a jumpingoff point to address. Clair, he edits the political newsletter counterpunch. Corruptions of empire offered a scintillating frieze of american politics and culture from the midseventies to the late eighties. Clair, who became the publications editors in 1996 when silverstein left. Pollin, joann wypijewski, pierre sprey, susanna hecht, bruce anderson, doug. She has written for the magazine, as well as for harpers, counterpunch, the new york times. Edited by kevin alexander gray joann wypijewski jeffrey st.
Clair wrote that in founding counterpunch they had wanted it to be the best muckraking newsletter. St clair was born in indianapolis, indiana and attended the american university in washington, d. Cockburn also wrote the beat the devil column for the nation as well as one for the week in london, syndicated by. He has worked as an environmental organizer and writer for friends of the earth, clean water action and the hoosier environmental council in 1990, he moved to oregon to edit the environmental magazine forest watch. A colossal wreck is alexander cockburns take on america. Claud cockburn wrote some factually inaccurate news accounts of the fighting in spain that were very favorable to the republican side despite them suffering a disastrous loss, which. I met him once more after that, at a reading for the book he coauthored on the cia and cocaine. Clair, he edited the political newsletter counterpunch. Counterpunch store counterpunch, magazine subscriptions, donations, books, and more. Joann wypijewski, david macaray, chase madar, kim nicolini, brenda norrell.
Cockburn was brought up in ireland but has lived and worked in the united states since 1972. Kelley, rita dove, cornel west and amy goodman, thandisizwe chimurenga, alexander cockburn, etan thomas, tara skurtu, bell hooks and quassan castro. Clair, editor of counterpunch, on the history of racial profiling, glen. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. From 1982 to 2000, she was an editor at the nation magazine. The disappearance of the american left by paul street. A diverse collection of works centering on the case of trayvon martinfrom exploring his killing and the acquittal of george zimmerman in depth, to using the case as a jumpingoff point to address the broader issue of skin privilege. Kevin alexander gray editor, joann wypijewski editor, and jeffrey st. An anthology of american violence tracks the case and explores why trayvons name and george zimmermans not guilty verdict symbolized all the grieving, the injustice, the profiling and free passes based on white privilege and police power. Alexander claud cockburn was an american political journalist.
Andrew kopkind s narratives begin on the road from selma in 1965 and end with the anniversary of stonewall in 1994. W ith the posthumous publication of a colossal wreck, the triptych for which alexander cockburn will be remembered is complete. Laura flanders is the host and founder of grittv, a daily discussion for people who want to make a difference. A couple of weeks ago elie wiesel, nobel laureate and selfappointed moral conscience for holocaust survivors, praised the expulsion of palestinians from their homes to make way for yet more illegal settlements in jerusalem. For what the ancients called avarice and iniquity, alexs hate was pure, and no writer. The latest in the awardwinning counterpunch series detonates an explosion of. Cockburn s work from the past two decades, and the volume he was completing at the time of his death. A colossal wreck is an acerbic new compendium of mr. Brenner, scriptwriter ben tripp, blues pianist david vest, sex therapist susan block, joann wypijewski, folklorist susan davis, ron jacobs, susan martinez and andrew cockburn.