Alexander Cockburn Alexander Cockburn was a Irish-American journalist whose provocative columns on culture and politics appeared in The Village Voice and The Nation. He died of cancer in 2012. Who Will Save the Forest? Against the Current, No. 25, March/April 1990 Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to print (Opens in new window) Print