Mark Ames

Mark Ames is the author of Going Postal: Rage, Murder and Rebellion From Reagan's Workplaces to Clinton's Columbine and Beyond (Soft Skull) and The eXile: Sex, Drugs and Libel in the New Russia (Grove). He is a regular contributor to eXiled Online.

Currently

  • Lobbying for Autocrats

    May 11, 2009

    A senator and congressman argue that free trade is the best way to improve US relations with Russia and Georgia. What's in it for us?

  • Das Boot: The Unsinkable Warmonger

    January 14, 2009

    After the way they goaded us into an epic military disaster, why do media warmongers still have jobs?

2008

  • Editorial Malpractice

    December 10, 2008

    Deconstructing Russia coverage on the Washington Post editorial page.

  • The Summers Conundrum

    November 10, 2008

    In light of all of the corruption and cronyism that have marked the career of Lawrence Summers, why is Obama considering him for treasury secretary?

  • The Cold War That Wasn't

    October 22, 2008

    Deconstructing the New York Times fairy tale about how nasty Russia invaded innocent Georgia.

  • The Palin Fix

    October 3, 2008

    There's only one explanation for the pundits who declared Sarah Palin finessed Thursday's debate: A nation of losers sorely needed a redemption narrative.

  • McCain's Kremlin Ties

    October 1, 2008

    He may talk tough about Russia, but John McCain's political advisors have advanced Putin's imperial ambitions.

  • Bankrupt AIG Underwrote McCain's 'Reform Institute'

    September 19, 2008

    John McCain is making a big show of criticizing the government "bailout" of insurance giant AIG. But it turns out that AIG is one of the largest donors to his pet think-tank.

  • Sarah-geddon

    September 15, 2008

    McCain's running mate says she's ready to launch World War III, but on whose behalf?

  • The McCain-Follieri Love Boat

    September 11, 2008

    What are we to make of a straight-talking maverick who spends his 70th birthday on the yacht of an A-list con man?

  • The War We Don't Know

    August 13, 2008

    Up until now, the war between Russia and Georgia was framed as a simple tale of David versus Goliath. In fact, it is far more complex than this, morally and historically.

  • Getting Georgia's War On

    August 8, 2008

    Russia's war in Georgia excites John McCain and the same neocons who led us into earlier disasters.

2007

  • Skinhead Violence Rising in Russia

    August 29, 2007

    Copying the tactics of terrorists, neo-Nazi groups are targeting reformers, progressives and ethnic minorities.

  • Russian Protests: The Big Guessing Game

    June 12, 2007

    After a surprisingly peaceful weekend of rallies, the first signs of dialogue between the Other Russia movement and the Kremlin are emerging. Will it last?

2005

  • Bush's Bitburg?

    May 5, 2005

    In visiting discriminatory Latvia, Bush invites criticism from Russia.

1999

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