https://pjmedia.com/ronradosh/2012/07/23/alexander-cockburn-the-last-stalinist-an-enemy-of-freedom-and-a-low-level-anti-semite-may-he-not-rest-in-peace/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 09:35:25 -0400<![CDATA[You know that when hosannas of praise rise up for a journalist who died, simply described in the New York Times obituary as a “left-wing writer,” that a great deal remains unsaid. The writer who passed away a few days ago is Alexander Cockburn, and the piece by Colin Moynihan says that he became known as an “unapologetic leftist, condemning what he saw as the outrages of the right but also castigating the American liberal establishment when he thought it as being timid.” He is described by a former colleague at the Village Voice as having “a remarkable mind.”]]>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 14:05:26 -0400<![CDATA[Ron Radosh]]>https://pjmedia.com/ron-radosh/2012/07/23/alexander-cockburn-the-last-stalinist-an-enemy-of-freedom-and-a-low-level-anti-semite-may-he-not-rest-in-peace-n184170