Richard Pollak

Contributing Editor

Richard Pollak, a Nation contributing editor, is the author, most recently, of The Colombo Bay, about a voyage he took on that container ship from Hong Kong to New York via the Suez Canal in the weeks after 9/11.

Currently

  • The Cost of Doing Business

    April 22, 2009

    Until the shipping community abandons its pinch-penny cynicism, piracy off the coast of Somalia is certain to grow.

2005

  • The Rumble Down Under

    December 20, 2005 Subscribe

    Discrimination is on the rise for Australia's Muslims and others of Middle-Eastern descent, as Prime Minister John Howard's draconian anti-terror laws echo the fear-mongering tactics of Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld.

2004

2001

  • Is GE Mightier Than the Hudson?

    May 10, 2001

    Corporate darling Jack Welch is working overtime to dodge GE's responsibility for cleaning up the Hudson River, the biggest toxic site on the Superfund list.

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