[Peace-discuss] The Nation betrayed

[C. G. Estabrook]

The Nation magazine has moved steadily to "the center" from an earlier 
left-liberal position for some years now. They embraced neo-liberalism in the 
days of Bill Clinton (delicately referred to as a "DLC Democrat"), and some of 
us condemned them for doing it.

But it keeps getting worse. As Doug Henwood of the excellent Left Business 
Observer points out, now not only has The Nation "given a column to the 
execrable Melissa Harris-Lacewell, they've cut Alexander Cockburn back to once a 
month ... These moves together have the net effect of moving the magazine to the 
right and reducing the quantity of stylish prose close to zero."

With The Progressive joining the Israel Lobby in its condemnation of Norman 
Finkelstein, the current mode of official liberalism in the US continues on its 
regime-supporting way, providing only token opposition ("We have free speech!") 
as the Democrats (and the Republicans) move ever further right.  Toadies.

--CGE


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