Cockburn, Alexander.

  • Alexander Cockburn / Jeffrey St. Clair

    Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair, authors of: Whiteout: the CIA, drugs, and the press [Verso, c. 1998] talk about their book (at Powells bookstore in Portland, Oregon on October 7th). Cockburn speaks (37 min.) about the role of the drug wars in social control by the powers that rule the national security state 49:30…

  • Democracy Now! February 4, 1999

    Voices in the Wilderness-The Human Toll of 8 Years of Sanctions in Iraq; The CIA’s Role in the War on Drugs |Voices in the Wilderness – Human Toll of 8 Years of Sanctions in Iraq The united Nations ordered its remaining American staff members in Iraq to leave this week after Baghdad warned that it…

  • Democracy Now! February 17, 1999

    Saddam Hussein: Out of the Ashes; Sanctions Against Iraq |Saddam Hussein: Out of the Ashes We look at the survival of Saddam Hussein , who has outlasted the Cold War, the Iran-Iraq war, The Gulf War, George Bush and repeated U.S. British bombings. GUESTS: Alexander Cockburn, author of several books on defense and international affairs.…

  • The Art Of Muckracking (Part 2 of 2)

    The Art Of Muckracking. – Series of talks by media critics who explore the problems of contemporary mass media, and the need for alternative non-commercial media. The panel is comprised of: Christopher Hitchens, mark Hertsground, Robert Scheen, Jessica Mitford, and Alexander Cockburn. – RECORDED: KPFK, 1989.

  • The Art Of Muckracking (Part 1 of 2)

    The Art Of Muckracking. – Series of talks by media critics who explore the problems of contemporary mass media, and the need for alternative non-commercial media. The panel is comprised of: Christopher Hitchens, Mark Hertsground, Robert Scheen, Jessical Mitford, and Alexander Cockburn. – RECORDED: KPFK, 1989.

  • A Personal autobiography : Alexander Cockburn / interviewed by David Barsamian.

    Author of Corruptions of Empire, and a noted journalist, Cockburn provides a personal view of himself and the contemporary world. He discusses the decline of empires, his development as a writer, Watergate in comparison to the Iran-Contra affair, and the impact of the concentration of media ownership.|A PERSONAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY : ALEXANDER COCKBURN / interviewed by…

  • The Art of muckracking.

    Series of talks by media critics who explore the problems of contemporary mass media, and the need for alternative non-commercial media. The panel is comprised of: Christopher Hitchens, Mark Hertsground, Robert Scheen, Jessica Mitford, and Alexander Cockburn.

  • 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…

  • Managing the propaganda war : the defense establishment and the media.

    Conference with panel discussions which explore various aspects of mass media, particularly its role in the Gulf War, South Africa, Central American and Caribbean politics, the political turmoil surrounding the end of the Cold War, Arab-Israeli relations, international information control, the use of disinformation, and its use for propaganda in the United States. |r.1. pt.1.…