[Peace-discuss] The Nation betrayed

[C. G. Estabrook]

That's Henwood's word, but I agree.
Have you read what she's written and think we're wrong?  --CGE


John W. wrote:
> So now Melissa Harris-Lacewell is "execrable", Carl?  I daresay reasonable
> minds might disagree.
> 
> 
> 
> On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 11:16 AM, C. G. Estabrook <galliher at illinois.edu 
> <mailto:galliher at illinois.edu>> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> 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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