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.

Trump in Alabama

Is Trump a Liar or a Lunatic? Both. Is Trump a Liar or a Lunatic? Both.

The media must stop normalizing Trump’s bizarre and dangerous actions.

Oct 11, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman

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Letters From the October 16, 2017, Issue Letters From the October 16, 2017, Issue

A peek inside the rogues’ gallery… A real Shonda… End of the line… Tending our rural roots…

Sep 28, 2017 / Our Readers and Eric Alterman

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How Fox Keeps Evading the Truth How Fox Keeps Evading the Truth

Even the Daily Mail sometimes admits it’s wrong. Why not Fox News?

Sep 28, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman

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Soros Slander Reveals Anti-Semitism at the Heart of the Far Right Soros Slander Reveals Anti-Semitism at the Heart of the Far Right

Dinesh D’Souza’s book smearing George Soros is factually false, morally reprehensible, and nothing new.

Sep 7, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman

Trump Mural Bethlehem

Disdain for Liberals Drives the Jewish Pro-Trump Right Disdain for Liberals Drives the Jewish Pro-Trump Right

It’s not the issues that matter; it’s the shared hatred.

Aug 24, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman

Trump on Fox News

The World of Cable News Is Trump’s Reality The World of Cable News Is Trump’s Reality

It’s not just the president’s tweets that are plagiarized from stupid arguments on Fox News, it’s his policy proposals too.

Aug 10, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman

Trump’s Allies Are Taking Over the Media and Creating Their Own Reality

Trump’s Allies Are Taking Over the Media and Creating Their Own Reality Trump’s Allies Are Taking Over the Media and Creating Their Own Reality

Is anybody paying attention?

Jul 19, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman

Alex Jones

Alex Jones Is a Practiced Swindler—Just Like His Biggest Fan Alex Jones Is a Practiced Swindler—Just Like His Biggest Fan

Jones felt burned by his treatment on Megyn Kelly’s show, but the Infowars “performance artist” should have known their interview had nothing to do with journalism.

Jun 28, 2017 / Eric Alterman

Trump Climate Change

Lying About Climate Change Is What Makes a Good Republican Lying About Climate Change Is What Makes a Good Republican

Yet instead of holding the Koch brothers’ lackeys to account, the media says the GOP’s murder-suicide policy can be chalked up in part to “Democratic hubris.”

Jun 15, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman

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Presidents Come and Go—the Legacy of Roger Ailes May Last Forever Presidents Come and Go—the Legacy of Roger Ailes May Last Forever

The Fox News founder is dead. So why does the rest of cable news look like an army of his monsters?

May 31, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman

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