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.

Slacker Friday Slacker Friday

We've got a new Think Again: Whose News Is It, Anyway? and a new Nation column called "It Can Happen Here," here. Speaking of music on TV, I know we've crowed a great deal abo...

Mar 13, 2009 / Eric Alterman

America’s Weapons of Wit America’s Weapons of Wit

Think Again: Whose News Is It, Anyway? and a new Nation column called "It Can Happen Here," here. Alter-reviews: America's Weapons of Wit: Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Busine...

Mar 12, 2009 / Eric Alterman

It Can Happen Here It Can Happen Here

Media watchdogs who slept through the Bush era now have little interest in examining just how many of our liberties were lost.

Mar 11, 2009 / Column / Eric Alterman

Rush and Coulter = Howe and Harrington? Really? Rush and Coulter = Howe and Harrington? Really?

We've got a new Think Again column here and it is called "The Other Meltdown: Conservatives." And I've got a new column in Moment called "Israeli Films Boldly Go Where Few Politi...

Mar 5, 2009 / Eric Alterman

Slacker Friday Slacker Friday

We've got a new "Think Again" column here called, "Thank God for Gitmo." I've also got a new Nation column called "War is Over (If You Want It) here. Name: Charles PierceHometow...

Feb 27, 2009 / Eric Alterman

Strange Victory, Strange Defeat Strange Victory, Strange Defeat

We've got a new "Think Again" column herecalled, "Thank God for Gitmo." I've also got a new Nation column called "War is Over (If You Want It)here. Ireally like the hed of t...

Feb 26, 2009 / Eric Alterman

War Is Over (If You Want It) War Is Over (If You Want It)

This just in: we won the Iraq War. And for the past eight years George W. Bush kept us safe.

Feb 26, 2009 / Column / Eric Alterman

Leonard Cohen Takes Manhattan Leonard Cohen Takes Manhattan

We (Danielle and I) have a new Think Again up here. It's called Media To Climate: 'Drop Dead.' "There is a crack; a crack in everything. That's how the light getsin."

Feb 20, 2009 / Eric Alterman

Still Tired… Still Tired…

We (Danielle and I) have a new Think Again up here It's called Media To Climate: 'DropDead' We had a few problems with the links last time and apparently a great manypeople, t...

Feb 19, 2009 / Eric Alterman

Slacker Friday Slacker Friday

We've got a new "Think Again" column here called, "FCC, Meet 'Change'"and a new Nation column called "Save the News, not the Newspaper," here. This just in: Brilliant guy comp...

Feb 13, 2009 / Eric Alterman

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