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Alexander Cockburn In Depth Vignette (short version)

Alexander Cockburn

About the Program

Learn how journalist and author Alexander Cockburn writes his CounterPunch columns and his books.  Book TV visited his home in Petrolia, California.

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)

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Alexander Cockburn In Depth Vignette (short version)

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