Eric Alterman

@Eric_Alterman

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.

Paint it Blacker Paint it Blacker

Alterman and Reed respond to the critics, music reviews and the mail.

Oct 28, 2010 / Eric Alterman

Opinions Are Like… Opinions Are Like…

Some more problems with Peretz, NPR's oppressive objectivity and Alter-reviews.

Oct 22, 2010 / Eric Alterman

West Bank Stories

West Bank Stories West Bank Stories

Obama has paid an enormous price for pushing Israel to keep promises it has already made to freeze settlement expansion, and for what?

Oct 20, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

Nobody Told Me There’d Be Days Like This… Nobody Told Me There’d Be Days Like This…

American culture from Saul Bellows to Janeane Garofalo to NPR.

Oct 14, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

Barbarians on the TV Screen Barbarians on the TV Screen

Eric on the continuing debacle at TNR, Reed's opinion on editorial endorsements and the mail.

Oct 7, 2010 / Eric Alterman

Barbarians at the Gate

Barbarians at the Gate Barbarians at the Gate

American conservatism is poised to come to (legislative) power, just as it runs itself off the rails.

Oct 6, 2010 / Column / Eric Alterman

A Few Facts About Farmworkers A Few Facts About Farmworkers

Poor farmers, stupid Americans and lying politicians.

Sep 30, 2010 / Eric Alterman

Slacker Friday Slacker Friday

A tale of two attacked cities, or the differences between New York and Oklahoma City.

Sep 24, 2010 / Eric Alterman

People With Problems People With Problems

Music, the mail, and the personal and political of gays in the military.

Sep 23, 2010 / Eric Alterman

The Problem With Peretz The Problem With Peretz

With Marty Peretz, the problem is not a single racist statement, it's a lifetime of them.

Sep 23, 2010 / Column / Eric Alterman

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