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Alexander Cockburn In Depth Vignette

Alexander Cockburn

About the Program

In this expanded version of Book TV's April 2007 In Depth program, we meet Alexander Cockburn's dog, his horse, see two of his 1960's cars, his father's manual typewriter, and learn how he writes his columns and books.

About the Authors

Alexander Cockburn

Alexander Cockburn has authored or edited the following: "Incompatibles" (co-edited with Robin Blackburn), "Student Power" (co-edited with Robin Blackburn), "Idle Passion: Chess and the Dance of Death," "Smoke: Another Jimmy Carter Adventure" (with James Ridgeway), "Political Ecology" (co-edited with James Ridgeway), "Corruptions of Empire," "The Fate of the Forest: Developers, Destroyers and Defenders of the Amazon" (with Susanna Hecht), "The Golden Age Is in Us: Journeys and Encounters," "Washington Babylon" (with Ken Silverstein), "Whiteout: The CIA, Drugs and the Press" (with Jeffrey St. Clair), "5 Days That Shook The World: The Battle for Seattle and Beyond" (co-edited with Jeffrey St. Clair), "Al Gore: A User's Manual" (with Jeffrey St. Clair) "The Politics of Anti-Semitism" (co-edited with Jeffrey St. Clair), "Serpents in the Garden" (co-edited with Jeffrey St. Clair), "Imperial Crusades" (co-edited with Jeffrey St. Clair), "Dime's Worth of Difference" (co-edited with Jeffrey St. Clair), "End Times" (with Jeffrey St. Clair)

Program Information

Alexander Cockburn In Depth Vignette

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Past Airings

  • Sunday, January 24th at 1:34am (ET)
  • Saturday, November 7th at 3:30pm (ET)
  • Sunday, October 25th at 4:37am (ET)
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