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.

The Games Journalists Play The Games Journalists Play

Books like Game Change are more instructive for what they reveal about the community that prizes them than for the information they contain.

Jan 28, 2010 / Column / Eric Alterman

Letters Letters

'Untitled' Takoma Park, Md.

Jan 27, 2010 / Eric Alterman and Our Readers

Slacker Friday Slacker Friday

Campaign finance and the big deal with John Edwards.

Jan 22, 2010 / Eric Alterman

Slacker Thursday Slacker Thursday

10 Things I Hate About You and the implications of Massachusetts.

Jan 21, 2010 / Eric Alterman

Slacker Friday Slacker Friday

What Would Tom Paine Think?

Jan 15, 2010 / Eric Alterman

Slacker Thursday Slacker Thursday

Think Again, "What would Molly say?" and Game Change.  

Jan 14, 2010 / Eric Alterman

What Would Molly Say? What Would Molly Say?

As we observe the third anniversary of Molly Ivins's death, we are ever more the lesser for her loss.

Jan 14, 2010 / Column / Eric Alterman

You Can Cut the Pressure in ‘Game Change’ with a Butter Knife You Can Cut the Pressure in ‘Game Change’ with a Butter Knife

Since my poker buddy John Heilemann was good enough to drop off a copy of his embargoed book,  

Jan 12, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

Slacker Friday Slacker Friday

I've got a new "Think Again" column and this month's Moment column is on Jewish McCarthyism.

Jan 8, 2010 / Eric Alterman

Closing Time Closing Time

If you read this article in the Forward, you'll see that every single leader of every major Jewish organization has chosen to side with the government of Israel over the representa...

Jan 7, 2010 / Eric Alterman

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