The Year That Was: Progressive Edition
Alexander Cockburn, of far, far, far Left CounterPunch fame, has his own look back at 2005, including a spirited defense of Ward Churchill and yet another tiresome reference to the death of Rachel Corrie (never mind that it took place in 2003)…

Can we nominate Corrie retroactively for the Jackass award for 2003? We could show her in that famous pose, burning the Israeli flag in front of bemused Palestinian children.