A talented and courageous writer and the most influential radical journalist of his generation, Alexander Cockburn was most at home in the political and cultural battlegrounds of the US. We will be joined by friends, family and colleagues to look back on his extraordinary career, exploring his view of America and his style of radical journalism. We will also hear readings from his final work, A Colossal Wreck: A Road Trip Through Political Scandal, Corruption, and American Culture, finished shortly before his death in July 2012.