Jeffrey St. Clair
Encyclopedia
Jeffrey St. Clair is an investigative journalist, writer and editor. He is the co-editor, with Alexander Cockburn
, of the political newsletter CounterPunch
, and a contributing editor to the monthly magazine In These Times
. He has also written for The Washington Post, San Francisco Examiner, The Nation and The Progressive. His reporting focuses on the politics surrounding environmental and military issues.
St. Clair attended the American University
in Washington, D.C.
, majoring in English and history. He has worked as an environmental organizer and writer for Friends of the Earth
, Clean Water Action Project, and the Hoosier Environmental Council.
In 1990, he moved to Oregon
to edit the influential environmental magazine Forest Watch, published by the libertarian
economist Randal O'Toole
. In 1994, he joined journalists Alexander Cockburn and Ken Silverstein
on CounterPunch. He now co-edits the newsletter and the popular website.
In 1998, he published his first book, with Cockburn, Whiteout: the CIA, Drugs and the Press, a history of the CIA's ties to drug gangs from World War II
to the Mujahideen
and Nicaraguan Contras. This was followed by A Field Guide to Environmental Bad Guys (with James Ridgeway
), Five Days that Shook the World: Seattle and Beyond, Al Gore: a User's Manual, and Been Brown So Long It Looked Like Green to Me: the Politics of Natureand Born Under a Bad Sky: Notes from the Dark Side of the Earth.
In October 2000, a month before the 2000 U.S. Presidential election, St. Clair wrote in CounterPunch magazine, "Is there a more palpable sign of the neo-liberals' mounting desperation than that they are now warning progressives and Leftists that a vote for Ralph Nader is the surest way to elect George W. Bush? This is a malicious game of threat of inflation, where Bush (a pathetic moron who resembles no one so much as our greatest president, Gerald Ford) is puffed up into Midland, Texas' own version of Saddam Hussein. It's a cynical ploy; yet, millions have fallen for it, trembling out of fear."
Jeffrey St. Clair lives in Oregon City
with his wife Kimberly Willson-St. Clair, a librarian.
Alexander Cockburn
Alexander Claud Cockburn is an American political journalist. Cockburn was brought up in Ireland but has lived and worked in the United States since 1972. Together with Jeffrey St. Clair, he edits the political newsletter CounterPunch...
, of the political newsletter CounterPunch
Counterpunch
Counterpunch can refer to:* Counterpunch , a punch in boxing* CounterPunch, a bi-weekly political newsletter* Counterpunch , a type of punch used in traditional typography* Punch-Counterpunch, a Transformers character...
, and a contributing editor to the monthly magazine In These Times
In These Times
In These Times is a politically progressive monthly magazine of news and opinion published by the Institute for Public Affairs in Chicago...
. He has also written for The Washington Post, San Francisco Examiner, The Nation and The Progressive. His reporting focuses on the politics surrounding environmental and military issues.
St. Clair attended the American University
American University
American University is a private, Methodist, liberal arts, and research university in Washington, D.C. The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892 as "The American University", which was approved by President Benjamin Harrison on February 24, 1893...
in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, majoring in English and history. He has worked as an environmental organizer and writer for Friends of the Earth
Friends of the Earth
Friends of the Earth International is an international network of environmental organizations in 76 countries.FOEI is assisted by a small secretariat which provides support for the network and its agreed major campaigns...
, Clean Water Action Project, and the Hoosier Environmental Council.
In 1990, he moved to Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
to edit the influential environmental magazine Forest Watch, published by the libertarian
Libertarianism
Libertarianism, in the strictest sense, is the political philosophy that holds individual liberty as the basic moral principle of society. In the broadest sense, it is any political philosophy which approximates this view...
economist Randal O'Toole
Randal O'Toole
Randal O'Toole is an American public policy analyst. Although O'Toole studied economics at the University of Oregon, he did not receive a degree in economics...
. In 1994, he joined journalists Alexander Cockburn and Ken Silverstein
Ken Silverstein
Ken Silverstein is an American editor covering the Washington bureau for Harper's Magazine. In addition to contributing to the print edition of Harper's Magazine, Silverstein publishes a weblog entitled "Washington Babylon" on the magazine's website...
on CounterPunch. He now co-edits the newsletter and the popular website.
In 1998, he published his first book, with Cockburn, Whiteout: the CIA, Drugs and the Press, a history of the CIA's ties to drug gangs from World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
to the Mujahideen
Mujahideen
Mujahideen are Muslims who struggle in the path of God. The word is from the same Arabic triliteral as jihad .Mujahideen is also transliterated from Arabic as mujahedin, mujahedeen, mudžahedin, mudžahidin, mujahidīn, mujaheddīn and more.-Origin of the concept:The beginnings of Jihad are traced...
and Nicaraguan Contras. This was followed by A Field Guide to Environmental Bad Guys (with James Ridgeway
James Ridgeway
James Ridgeway is a prominent American investigative journalist.-Career history:Ridgeway began his career as a contributor to The New Republic, Ramparts, and The Wall Street Journal....
), Five Days that Shook the World: Seattle and Beyond, Al Gore: a User's Manual, and Been Brown So Long It Looked Like Green to Me: the Politics of Natureand Born Under a Bad Sky: Notes from the Dark Side of the Earth.
In October 2000, a month before the 2000 U.S. Presidential election, St. Clair wrote in CounterPunch magazine, "Is there a more palpable sign of the neo-liberals' mounting desperation than that they are now warning progressives and Leftists that a vote for Ralph Nader is the surest way to elect George W. Bush? This is a malicious game of threat of inflation, where Bush (a pathetic moron who resembles no one so much as our greatest president, Gerald Ford) is puffed up into Midland, Texas' own version of Saddam Hussein. It's a cynical ploy; yet, millions have fallen for it, trembling out of fear."
Jeffrey St. Clair lives in Oregon City
Oregon City, Oregon
Oregon City was the first city in the United States west of the Rocky Mountains to be incorporated. It is the county seat of Clackamas County, Oregon...
with his wife Kimberly Willson-St. Clair, a librarian.
Books
- Whiteout: The CIA, Drugs and the Press (1998) (with Alexander Cockburn) ISBN 978-1-85984-258-4
- A Field Guide to Environmental Bad Guys (1999) (with James Ridgeway) ISBN 978-1-56025-153-8
- Five Days That Shook The World: The Battle for Seattle and Beyond (2000) (with Alexander Cockburn) ISBN 978-1-85984-779-4
- Al Gore: A User's Manual (2000) (with Alexander Cockburn) ISBN 978-1-85984-803-6
- CounterPunch: The Journalism That Rediscovers America (2002) (co-edited with Alexander Cockburn)
- Trials of Sex (co-edited with Alexander Cockburn)
- The Politics of Anti-SemitismThe Politics of Anti-SemitismThe Politics of Anti-Semitism is a book edited by Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair and published by AK Press in 2003.Contributors include former U.S...
(2003) (co-edited Alexander Cockburn) - Been Brown So Long, It Looked Like Green to Me: The Politics of Nature (2003) ISBN 978-1-56751-258-8
- Serpents in the Garden: Liaisons with Culture and Sex (2004) (co-edited with Alexander Cockburn) ISBN 978-1-902593-94-4
- Grand Theft Pentagon :Tales of Corruption and Profiteering in the War on Terror (2005) ISBN 978-1-56751-336-3
- High Water Everywhere: New Orleans and the Shame of America (2006) (with Alexander Cockburn) ISBN 978-1-84467-557-9
- Born Under a Bad Sky: Notes from the Dark Side of the Earth (2007) ISBN 978-1-904859-70-3
- Red State Rebels: Tales of Grassroots Resistance in the Heartland (2008) (Co-Editor with Joshua FrankJoshua FrankJoshua Frank, born in Billings, Montana, is a journalist and progressive author living in the United States and covers current political and environmental topics...
) ISBN 978-1-56025-153-8
External links
- "Jeffrey St. Clair Author Bio", In These TimesIn These TimesIn These Times is a politically progressive monthly magazine of news and opinion published by the Institute for Public Affairs in Chicago...
, retrieved 25 April 2007 - "Monkeywrench Hope: An Interview with Jeffrey St. Clair", by Joshua FrankJoshua FrankJoshua Frank, born in Billings, Montana, is a journalist and progressive author living in the United States and covers current political and environmental topics...
, Press Action, August 19, 2004, retrieved 25 April 2007 - "Pentagon Thievery: An Interview with Jeffrey St. Clair", by Joshua FrankJoshua FrankJoshua Frank, born in Billings, Montana, is a journalist and progressive author living in the United States and covers current political and environmental topics...
, LewRockwell.comLewRockwell.comLewRockwell.com is a 501 libertarian web magazine operated by Burton Blumert , Lew Rockwell , Eric Garris , and others associated with the Center for Libertarian Studies ; its motto is "anti-state, anti-war, pro-market"...
, April 3, 2006, retrieved 25 April 2007 - “The system is irretrievably corrupt”, interview by The Socialist Worker, April 14, 2006, retrieved 25 April 2007
- "Moonlighting? Two books revisit charges that the C.I.A. condoned the sale of crack.", review of Whiteout: The CIA, Drugs and the Press, by James AdamsJames AdamsJames Adams is the name of:* James Adams , British diplomat* James Adams , English cricketer* James Adams , Scottish footballer...
, September 27, 1998, New York Times Book Review, retrieved 25 April 2007 - Notes from the Dark Side of Earth Jeffrey St. Clair speaks about his books and views in Sacramento, CA on July 15, 2008