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.

All the Media Money Can Buy

All the Media Money Can Buy All the Media Money Can Buy

Why do journalists run interference for the 1 percent, when their job is to expose their schemes?

May 23, 2012 / Column / Eric Alterman

Off to the Horses… Off to the Horses…

Eric on what drives him crazy and Reed reveals the stark choice facing our nation in November.

May 17, 2012 / Eric Alterman

I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times

Eric reviews the Beach Boys, and Reed assesses the media's reaction to Obama's same-sex marraige “evolution.”

May 10, 2012 / Eric Alterman

Jazz Fest and the Ghosts of New Orleans

Jazz Fest and the Ghosts of New Orleans Jazz Fest and the Ghosts of New Orleans

In a city divided by extremes, the festival brings together all kinds of people to cook up something marvelous.

May 9, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

Darn Those Narcissistically Self-Absorbed, Intellectually Intolerant, Ideologically Debased Institutions! Darn Those Narcissistically Self-Absorbed, Intellectually Intolerant, Ideologically Debased Institutions!

Eric talks Rupert Murdoch and David Horowitz, and Reed wonders when the media will wake up and smell the coffee?

May 4, 2012 / Eric Alterman

OpinionNation: A Forum on Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS)

OpinionNation: A Forum on Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) OpinionNation: A Forum on Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS)

In this second round, Eric Alterman and Lizzy Ratner respond to arguments for and against BDS.

May 3, 2012 / Omar Barghouti, Bernard Avishai, Lizzy Ratner, and Eric Alterman

And Your Smile Is a Thin Disguise… And Your Smile Is a Thin Disguise…

Eric is back from the pub tour, and Reed highlights some the lazy, biased reporting during the GOP horserace.

Apr 26, 2012 / Eric Alterman

Defending Israel (and Waiting for a Miracle)

Defending Israel (and Waiting for a Miracle) Defending Israel (and Waiting for a Miracle)

American Jews could play a useful role in aiding our Israeli cousins to see that they are destroying what was noble about their country. Why won't they?

Apr 25, 2012 / Column / Eric Alterman

Of Gun Fights and Library Books Of Gun Fights and Library Books

Alterman-related news and an excerpt from The Cause.

Apr 20, 2012 / Eric Alterman

Coming to a Bookstore Near You Coming to a Bookstore Near You

 Eric Alterman is in book mode, while Reed Richardson pivots right—center right.

Apr 12, 2012 / Eric Alterman

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