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.

How the Media’s Cognitive Biases Distort Obamacare Coverage

How the Media’s Cognitive Biases Distort Obamacare Coverage How the Media’s Cognitive Biases Distort Obamacare Coverage

Eric Alterman on the Twilight series and Reed Richardson on the media freakout over Healthcare.gov.

Oct 24, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Despicable Me

Despicable Me Despicable Me

A response to Max Blumenthal.

Oct 23, 2013 / Eric Alterman

The Israel Hater’s Handbook, Continued… The Israel Hater’s Handbook, Continued…

Alterman on Max Blumenthal's Goliath and Reed on how the media enables the govern-by-crisis mentality.

Oct 17, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

The ‘I Hate Israel’ Handbook

The ‘I Hate Israel’ Handbook The ‘I Hate Israel’ Handbook

Max Blumenthal’s carelessly constructed case against the Jewish state won’t help the occupation’s victims. 

Oct 16, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

Saving Face: Falsely Balanced Accountability Is the New False Equivalence

Saving Face: Falsely Balanced Accountability Is the New False Equivalence Saving Face: Falsely Balanced Accountability Is the New False Equivalence

Eric Alterman provides his weekly media round-up and Reed Richardson takes on the false accountability of the American press. 

Oct 11, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Your A-to-Z Beltway Glossary to the Government Shutdown

Your A-to-Z Beltway Glossary to the Government Shutdown Your A-to-Z Beltway Glossary to the Government Shutdown

Eric Alterman's media round-up and Reed Richardson's unique take on the government shutdown. 

Oct 4, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Marshall Berman: All That Is Solid Melts…

Marshall Berman: All That Is Solid Melts… Marshall Berman: All That Is Solid Melts…

Liberals honor a great public intellectual—while the editor of Commentary compares him to a Nazi. 

Oct 2, 2013 / Column / Eric Alterman

Odds and Ends (Reed’s Away)

Odds and Ends (Reed’s Away) Odds and Ends (Reed’s Away)

Eric Alterman’s weekly media round-up. 

Sep 27, 2013 / Eric Alterman

How the Media’s Process Obsession Stifles Liberalism and Undermines our Democracy How the Media’s Process Obsession Stifles Liberalism and Undermines our Democracy

Eric on the best new play in town; and Reed on problems of process journalism.

Sep 20, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Frank Bruni, the Plutocrats’ Pundit

Frank Bruni, the Plutocrats’ Pundit Frank Bruni, the Plutocrats’ Pundit

All too often, the most prestigious perch in journalism—the New York Times op-ed page—is given to those who flatter the powerful.

Sep 18, 2013 / Column / Eric Alterman

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