Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You
"Why Is He Losing?" was the title I initially gave my last column here two weeks ago, and my Nation editor, Roane Carey, worried that this was maybe too pessimistic, amid suppose...
Nov 4, 2004 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
You Can’t Blame Nader for This You Can’t Blame Nader for This
Let's hedge this with all the usual qualifiers. Kerry could pull it out. The spread's within the margin of error. Respondents to polls are lying out of fear of John Ashcroft.
Oct 21, 2004 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
‘There Are No Innocents’ ‘There Are No Innocents’
An oppressive and beleaguered empire, a terrorist international, a storm raging in the world press about torture, right-wing Christians on the march against moral decline and the...
Oct 7, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Alexander Cockburn
C’mon Ralph, You’ve Nothing to Lose C’mon Ralph, You’ve Nothing to Lose
If I were Ralph Nader (and given the number of people screaming at me about stabbing Kerry in the back, I sometimes think I am), I'd get on the plane to Palestine and Baghdad and...
Sep 23, 2004 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Swatting at Flies Swatting at Flies
Who would you rather have in your corner, Sasso or Baker?
Sep 9, 2004 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Zombies for Kerry Zombies for Kerry
Didn't John Kerry ever read about rope-a-dope? Karl Rove must be kicking his heels with merriment at the way the horse-faced son of Boston is tangling himself up in the Swift Boa...
Aug 26, 2004 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
He’s the (Any)One He’s the (Any)One
Can someone win the presidency entirely on the basis of a negative asset?
Jul 29, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Alexander Cockburn
Venezuela: The Gang’s All Here! Venezuela: The Gang’s All Here!
You can set your watch by it.
Jun 24, 2004 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Reagan in Truth and Fiction Reagan in Truth and Fiction
Nixon thought Reagan was "strange" and, so he told the secret tape recorder in the Oval Office in 1972, "just an uncomfortable man to be around." The late President certainly was...
Jun 10, 2004 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
NYT: ‘Maybe We Did Screw Up a Little’ NYT: ‘Maybe We Did Screw Up a Little’
On May 26 the New York Times finally hitched up its pants, took a deep breath and issued an editorial declaration of moderate regret for its role in boosting the case for war on ...
May 27, 2004 / Column / Alexander Cockburn