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.

The Chutzpah Hall of Fame The Chutzpah Hall of Fame

Eric reflects on Martin Scorsese and Reed dissects the Groundhog Day mentality of Fox News's climate change "science," plus reader mail.

Feb 3, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

The Conservative Class War, Continued

The Conservative Class War, Continued The Conservative Class War, Continued

The assault on public employee unions is the next phase of a the forty-year campaign by the rich against the rest of us.

Feb 3, 2011 / Column / Eric Alterman

Slacker Friday: ‘Scurrilous, Tendentious, Bellicose, Egregious’ Eric Alterman Edition Slacker Friday: ‘Scurrilous, Tendentious, Bellicose, Egregious’ Eric Alterman Edition

A response to Robert Dreyfuss, Reed on the facts behind the State of the Union Address and reader mail.

Jan 28, 2011 / Eric Alterman

Dan Bell, RIP Dan Bell, RIP

On the late Daniel Bell, the very archetype of a committed liberal intellectual, and The New Republic's Marty Peretz, plus reader mail.

Jan 27, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

Slacker Friday Slacker Friday

Eric Alterman rounds up the best of New York, confronts Reagan's Alzheimer's and reader mail.

Jan 21, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

Palin Drones Palin Drones

The government of The Great Regression tries to repeal healthcare and some long-forgotten silver screen classics.

Jan 20, 2011 / Eric Alterman

A ‘Worm’ in the Neocons’ Plan to Bomb Iran?

A ‘Worm’ in the Neocons’ Plan to Bomb Iran? A ‘Worm’ in the Neocons’ Plan to Bomb Iran?

A computer virus foiling Iran's nuclear plans should delight those spoiling for an attack. Does it?

Jan 20, 2011 / Column / Eric Alterman

Slacker Friday Slacker Friday

This day in history, Alan Lomax and a message from Gershom Gorenberg.

Jan 14, 2011 / Eric Alterman

Varieties of Hatred Varieties of Hatred

The violence of political rhetoric, upcoming films and the mail.

Jan 13, 2011 / Eric Alterman

Get ‘Happy’ (and Buy My Book) Get ‘Happy’ (and Buy My Book)

Our media has found a new way to be as bad as it ever was, LTC Bob on packing for an overseas deployment and some hate mail.

Jan 6, 2011 / Eric Alterman

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