Brian Cook was an editor at In These Times from 2003 to 2009. He now works on the editorial staff of Playboy magazine.
Brian started at the magazine as an intern in December 2001, and became editorial assistant in July 2003, and assistant editor in November 2003. In addition to contributing columns on current events, he reviews literature and has written on language in politics for the magazine.
Brian received his B.A. in English Literature from the University of Richmond, Va., in 1999. He has previously worked as a waiter, a personal care assistant at an Alzheimers’ facility, a Chicago Public School substitute teacher and a freelance question writer for Trivial Pursuit.
Accidental Death of an Anarchist?
Karma Police….
We’ll Be Right Back With More Racist Fantasies After A Word From Our Sponsors
Strength in Numbers
Interview with a Gay Iranian
“George Bush Don’t Like Black People”
With Friends Like These….
Make It Stop
I Don’t Want to Say ‘We Told You So…’
[Women and Children—DELETED] First
The Heart Weeps…
Finally, Some Truth in Advertising!
Mistakes Were Made. Lies Were Told.
Freedom’s On The March
Pasolini Murder Case Reopened
One to Gag On
Herbert Marcuse. Period.
Live 8’s Not Enough
White House Mantra of the Day
The K-Street Emails
Michael Jackson: A Consideration
Viewpoint
Lose the Faith
The “Salvador Option” in Action
No More Books to Cook
Viewpoint
The Vultures of Life
...And the Poor Get Poorer
Googlebombing Sean Hannity
Viewpoint
Defeated From the Start
The Doctor Is Out
Paranoia will destroy ya
Next Question, PLEASE!
Thank God for David Horowitz!
Skeleton Key to the State of the Union
The Unbearable Stupidity of Lawrence Summers
Hipster, Schmipster
Disasters, Natural and Man-made
Cause and Effect
Weekend Blog Roundup
“The Old Lie”
Viewpoint
Souls for Sale
Bringing Dystopia to the Middle East
Branding Cattle
How Did the GOP Win?
Man in the Mirror
War is not Humanitarian
Sweet Nothings
Support War Resisters
And This Didn’t Make the Front Page Because…?