[Peace-discuss] The Nation betrayed

[C. G. Estabrook]

Le Monde Diplomatique seems to have a (positive) idea of what goes on in 
Cockburn's "strange head": they have a cooperative and reciprocal arrangement 
with CounterPunch - and not because (as is somewhat the case with The Nation) 
it's the only game in town.

Morton K. Brussel wrote:
> It should perhaps occur to you that perhaps Naomi Klein and Jeremy 
> Scahill (and others) continue to see the usefulness of /The Nation,/ and 
> that is why they write for it. They are not stupid. As for Cockburn, who 
> knows what goes on in his strange head: He has his own publication, so 
> why continue writing for /The Nation?/  Finally, instead of just 
> lambasting Alterman, it would be more useful if you told why you 
> consider him an idiot. 
> 
> I suggest you subscribe to the English editon of Le Monde Diplomatique. 
> They need support. 
> 
> --mkb
> 
> On Feb 21, 2010, at 1:15 PM, David Green wrote:
> 
>> After doing some research on the work and views of Eric Alterman this 
>> weekend, a regular Nation columnist, I've come to the view that people 
>> like Naomi Klein and Jeremy Scahill should (for good tactical reasons) 
>> seriously think about taking their work away from any possible 
>> association with this idiot. Hitchens was at least honest enough to 
>> become an official neocon. The Nation should not be supported or taken 
>> the least bit seriously on the Left, and I suspect Cockburn would 
>> rightly agree in spite of his association.
>>  
>> DG
>>
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>> *From:* C. G. Estabrook <galliher at illinois.edu 
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>> 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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