Author Archive
High Tide
Mark Lynas traveled the world to show that climate change is a global problem from which nobody — whether rich or poor — can hide.
(Mother Jones, June 23, 2004)
Tags: climate change, environment, glaciers, global warming, high tide, interview, jeff fleischer, mark lynas, mother jones, sea level rise, tuvalu
Taking Back Democracy
Democrats can pull it out in November, says Howard Dean; but then they’re going to have to rebuild the party — from the bottom up.
(Mother Jones, October 4, 2004)
Tags: 2004 election, democracy for america, howard dean, interview, jeff fleischer, mother jones, taking back democracy, vermont
In the Shadow of No Towers
Famed cartoonist Art Spiegelman on comics, politics, 9/11, and the virtues of going to hell slowly.
(Mother Jones, October 18, 2004)
Tags: 9/11, art spiegelman, comics, comix, graphic novel, in the shadow of no tower, interview, jeff fleischer, jewish, maus, mother jones
Post Game Pub: Dark Days for the All Blacks
New Zealand’s legendary rugby squad may be struggling on the pitch, but is still a national obsession.
(Rugby Magazine, Nov/Dec 2008)
Tags: all blacks, auckland, eden park, jeff fleischer, new zealand, rugby, sports, travel
Development on the Dunes
A recent proposal to build a hotel at Indiana Dunes State Park reminded advocates and users just how much they love the place — and that they’ll always have to defend it.
(Chicago Wilderness, Fall 2006)
Tags: chicago, chicago wilderness, environment, indiana, indiana dunes, jeff fleischer
Intelligence Matters
The former chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee on the failures of the U.S. intel community and the need for reform.
(Mother Jones, November 23, 2004)
Tags: 9/11, bob graham, florida, intelligence, intelligence matters, interview, jeff fleischer, mother jones, senator, war on terror
The Nobel Gesture
Whether President Obama was the best choice or not, the criticism of his Nobel Peace Prize has gotten ridiculous.
(BuzzFlash, October 14, 2009)
Tags: barack obama, buzzflash, commentary, jeff fleischer, nobel peace prize