Cultural Writing. Multimedia. CD format. Conversation. Alexander Cockburn is one of the Left's best-known journalists. He writes a weekly column for The Nation, The New York Press and the Anderson Valley Advertiser, and is also founding editor of the bi-monthly journal Counterpunch. In this collection of recent talks, Cockburn defiles subjects ranging from Columbia to the American presidency to the Missile Defense System. Whether he's skewering the fallacies of the war on drugs or illuminating the dark crevices of secret government, his erudite and extemporaneous style warms the hearts of even the stodgiest critics of the left. On Seattle: "Seattle caught the ruling class by surprise. They lost control and for once it all worked. So because of this, people think we can do it again and again-we can shut down something like the World Trade Organization. But the ruling class notices when they fuck up."

Alexander Cockburn is a syndicated national columnist, whose work appears regularly in the Nation, NY Free Press, and LA Times, amongst others. Mr. Cockburn is co-editor of the online journal Counterpunch and has authored and edited numerous books, including the best-selling Whiteout.