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.

Misreporting the 'New Cold War'

December 19, 2008

So many news organizations got the story of the Georgia-Russia conflict in South Ossetia right. Why did the New York Times get it wrong?
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?