Eric Alterman

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Former Nation media columnist Eric Alterman is a CUNY distinguished professor of English at Brooklyn College, and the author of 12 books, including We Are Not One: A History of America’s Fight Over Israel, recently published by Basic Books.

I’ve Got a Little List

I’ve Got a Little List I’ve Got a Little List

Eric Alterman on 2014's best music, concerts and the year of the box set.

Jan 22, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

Theater of the Absurd

Theater of the Absurd Theater of the Absurd

In the wake of the Paris attacks, moral idiots play their predictable roles.

Jan 14, 2015 / Column / Eric Alterman

Caveat Lector: Your 2015 Guide to 2016 Presidential Primary Coverage

Caveat Lector: Your 2015 Guide to 2016 Presidential Primary Coverage Caveat Lector: Your 2015 Guide to 2016 Presidential Primary Coverage

Eric Alterman on Jazz at Lincoln Center and Reed Richardson's tips for navigating the upcoming 2016 election.

Jan 12, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Bill de Blasio Is Just Getting Started

Bill de Blasio Is Just Getting Started Bill de Blasio Is Just Getting Started

The former activist and New York public advocate discusses his first year as mayor.

Jan 7, 2015 / Feature / Eric Alterman

Mario Cuomo’s Patchwork Quilt

Mario Cuomo’s Patchwork Quilt Mario Cuomo’s Patchwork Quilt

In his electrifying 1984 convention speech, Cuomo forged a new liberal vision drawn from his own ethnic experience.

Jan 2, 2015 / Eric Alterman

A Great Newspaper’s Shame

A Great Newspaper’s Shame A Great Newspaper’s Shame

Why is the political coverage in The New York Times so lame?

Dec 23, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman

The Trouble With TNR

The Trouble With TNR The Trouble With TNR

Revisiting Eric Alterman's writings on The New Republic during the Marty Peretz years.

Dec 15, 2014 / Eric Alterman

How ‘Both Sides’ Framing Undermines the Senate Torture Report

How ‘Both Sides’ Framing Undermines the Senate Torture Report How ‘Both Sides’ Framing Undermines the Senate Torture Report

Eric on this week in music and theater and Reed on the false framing that is skewing the way we talk about torture.

Dec 10, 2014 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

The Trouble With Democrats

The Trouble With Democrats The Trouble With Democrats

How the party let down the workers who once depended on it.

Dec 9, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman

Blaming the Victim, Excusing the Powerful: What Real Institutional Media Bias Looks Like

Blaming the Victim, Excusing the Powerful: What Real Institutional Media Bias Looks Like Blaming the Victim, Excusing the Powerful: What Real Institutional Media Bias Looks Like

Eric on this week’s concerts and Reed on how, from Bill Cosby’s victims to drone strikes, the media refuse to protect the powerless.

Dec 2, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

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