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Alexander Cockburn was interviewed about his life, his career, and his body of writing. He responded to viewer telephone calls and electronic mail.   Video was shown of Mr. Cockburn giving a tour of his rural home in Petrolia, California. He talked about his lifestyle and showed his old cars, artwork, outbuildings, and animals. Mr. Cockburn is a columnist for The Nation and co-editor of CounterPunch, a political newsletter. His work has appeared in many publications, including the Wall Street Journal, where he had a regular column from 1980 to 1990. Mr. Cockburn has authored or edited over a dozen books, including Corruptions of Empire, The Golden Age Is In Us, Washington Babylon, Whiteout: The CIA, Drugs and the Press, Imperial Crusades, The Politics of Anti-Semitism, and A Dime’s Worth of Difference. His latest, written with CounterPunch co-editor Jeffrey St. Clair, is End Times: The Death of the Fourth Estate.
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Video Length: 10800
Date Found: January 06, 2011
Date Produced: April 01, 2007
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July 18, 2011
Washington Governor Christine Gregoire, National Governors Association chair, talked about the issues facing states and the weekend’s meeting of the National Governors Association in Salt Lake City.
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July 18, 2011
Clark Kent Ervin talked about a recent report released by the Department of Homeland Security that showed since 2001 there have been more than 25,000 breaches at airports across the country. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. C-SPAN Radio’s Nancy Calo previewed ...
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July 18, 2011
Faiz Shakir talked about how rank-and-file Democrats and Democratic activists nationally feel toward President Obama and his policies, the latest on the debt reduction and debt ceiling negotiations, how the priorities of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party are being addressed, how ...
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July 18, 2011
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman talked about global challenges facing America and the role education played in U.S. competitiveness. The end of this annual National Governors Association meeting included the installation of incoming NGA Chair Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman and the ...
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July 18, 2011
Carol Highsmith talked about and showed her photography, including some from her current project to photograph each state in the country, as well as her earlier project to photograph the entire Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress in detail.   Carol Highsmith discovered ...
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