Jake Whitney

Jake Whitney is a writer originally from the Bay Area who now lives in Westchester, New York. His work has appeared in a wide range of publications, including The New Republic, The San Francisco Chronicle, Editor & Publisher, New York magazine, The Huffington Post, and many others. Jake holds a Master’s degree in journalism from Iona College. His most recent piece can be read here.

Interview Justice

Kalle Lasn: The Wizard of #OWS

By Jake Whitney December 1, 2011

The editor in chief of Adbusters on sparking the Occupy Wall Street movement and its next phase, why the president is a “f#$%ing wimp,” and his beef with David Brooks.

Commentary Climate & Environment

Will a Skeptic’s Study Confirming Global Warming Lead to a Change in the Deniers’ Talking Points?

By Jake Whitney October 28, 2011

Long-time climate change skeptic Richard Muller may be singing a different tune, but global warming deniers will continue to deny its dangers and that humans are fueling it.

Commentary Economy

5 Republican Talking Points on the Economy Quickly Exploded

By Jake Whitney October 12, 2011

The stimulus was a failure? Taxing "job creators" will crush the economy? Think again.

Review Arts & Culture

Muhammad Yunus and His Bonsai People

By Jake Whitney September 29, 2011

A new film about Muhammad Yunus, Bonsai People may be a moving tribute to the Nobel Peace Laureate, but the Bangladeshi government isn’t showing Yunus much love.

Commentary Politics Sex

It Is Time to Stop Reporting on the Sex Lives of Politicians

By Jake Whitney June 23, 2011

Imagine if the public service of Eisenhower, JFK, and FDR were cut short by the media coverage of their indiscretions. Would we be better off if these men never became president? Of course not.

Jake Whitney: Is The Awful Legacy of Lee Atwater Finally Dead?

By Jake Whitney November 14, 2008

While John McCain descended to some sickening lows in the 2008 presidential race, his dysfunctional campaign was merely the retarded grandchild—and if we're lucky, the last of the bloodline—of the godfather of Republican mudslinging, Lee Atwater.