The travel writer seeks the world we have lost — the lost v… - Alexander Cockburn

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The travel writer seeks the world we have lost — the lost valleys of the imagination.

Alexander Cockburn

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Alexander Claud Cockburn [pronounced koh-burn] (June 6, 1941 – July 21, 2012) was a Scottish-born political journalist who was raised in Ireland and has lived and worked in the United States since 1972. Together, with Jeffrey St. Clair, he edited the political newsletter CounterPunch. Cockburn also wrote for The Nation, The Los Angeles Times and The First Post.

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