Happy Birthday, Rupert Murdoch! Happy Birthday, Rupert Murdoch!
A man like Murdoch deserves to be shunned. That he is celebrated instead tells you almost all you need to know about the insanity that grips our benighted political culture.
Mar 24, 2011 / Column / Eric Alterman
Brackets, Brackets, Everywhere Brackets, Brackets, Everywhere
Alter-reviews of Stoppard and music old and new, Reed on the Washington Post's decision to bracket their writers into right-leaning and left-leaning and reader mail.
Mar 17, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
Money, Talking Money, Talking
Eric on David Broder, Reed on NPR and undercover journalism and the mail.
Mar 10, 2011 / Eric Alterman
Wisconsin: The Conservative Class War, Part III Wisconsin: The Conservative Class War, Part III
In Wisconsin and elsewhere, attacks on unions aren’t about budget savings. They're about dismantling the final barrier to the domination of American politics by the power of ...
Mar 10, 2011 / Column / Eric Alterman
Then They Came for the Pensions Then They Came for the Pensions
Alter-reviews of French movies and some new tunes, Reed explains the secret war on pensions, and the mail.
Mar 4, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
What’s the Matter With Wisconsin? What’s the Matter With Wisconsin?
Reed takes on the right-wing myths behind the Wisconsin union crackdown and readers react to the NFL labor dispute.
Feb 25, 2011 / Eric Alterman
Walkouts, Payouts and Lockouts Walkouts, Payouts and Lockouts
Why the NFL's labor dispute should matter to you.
Feb 17, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
Ronald Reagan Superstar Ronald Reagan Superstar
Reagan proved that deficits don't matter—and truth doesn't either.
Feb 17, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
All Alter-Review Slacker Friday All Alter-Review Slacker Friday
Reviewing two shows in the Lincoln Center's "American Songbook" series, plus the Cowboy Junkies.
Feb 11, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
And They Called It… And They Called It…
Reed reports on the Republicans’ efforts to prove that when it comes to climate change, the deficit and pretty much anything else, they can be both hostile and disrespectful.
Feb 10, 2011 / Eric Alterman