Pose a political threat to Business As Usual, and sooner or later, mostly sooner, someone will try to kill you.
Alexander CockburnIn its attempt to crush the Black Panthers, the FBI engineered frequent arrests on the flimsiest of pretexts.
Alexander CockburnDespair is the central part of the psychopathology. For the handmaiden of gossip is treachery.
Alexander CockburnAre you more likely to tolerate drivel than you were four years ago? I think the answer is yes. Four years of Reagan has deadenedthe senses against a barrage of uninterrupted nonsense.
Alexander Cockburn