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Altercation catches up on summer events and releases.
Sep 22, 2015 / Eric Alterman
What Candidates Talk About When They Talk About Inequality What Candidates Talk About When They Talk About Inequality
Americans are deeply worried about wealth and income gaps. But the issue evinces only confusion on the campaign trail.
Sep 10, 2015 / Column / Eric Alterman
What Roger Ailes Really Thinks of Donald Trump What Roger Ailes Really Thinks of Donald Trump
Fox News set Trump up to fail at the first GOP debate. So why is he still on top?
Aug 13, 2015 / Eric Alterman
This Is the Real Battle for the Soul of the Democratic Party This Is the Real Battle for the Soul of the Democratic Party
It’s not Bernie vs. Hillary, as the media would have it. It’s de Blasio vs. Cuomo.
Jul 16, 2015 / Column / Eric Alterman
Cover Me Cover Me
Today's Altercation features interesting and relatively obscure cover songs.
Jun 19, 2015 / Eric Alterman
Why Do Journalists Take Delusional Presidential Candidates So Seriously? Why Do Journalists Take Delusional Presidential Candidates So Seriously?
George Pataki’s campaign is a figment of his imagination. But that didn’t stop the press from covering it as if it were the real thing.
Jun 17, 2015 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Underrated List The Underrated List
Sometimes the best things are the least appreciated.
Jun 1, 2015 / Eric Alterman
What We Really Learned From Jeb Bush’s Tongue-Tied Response to Questions About Iraq What We Really Learned From Jeb Bush’s Tongue-Tied Response to Questions About Iraq
The mainstream media are unwilling to hold the architects of the war accountable.
May 27, 2015 / Column / Eric Alterman
Letters Letters
Hidden in the stacks; wounds of war; heavy weather…
May 27, 2015 / Our Readers and Eric Alterman
The ‘Mad’ Man List The ‘Mad’ Man List
In this week's Altercation Eric honors the completion of the AMC's hit show Mad Men.
May 20, 2015 / Eric Alterman