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.

In Re Rather: The Target Is Journalism In Re Rather: The Target Is Journalism

That the resignation of Dan Rather from his CBS News anchor job is a humiliation for the so-called liberal media (SCLM) is taken as a given across the conservative and mainstream...

Mar 24, 2005 / Column / Eric Alterman

Anti-Semite? Self-Hating Jew? Moi? Anti-Semite? Self-Hating Jew? Moi?

That the Boston Globe is a great newspaper can be in no doubt, as its brave (though flawed) reporting on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church has recently demonstrated.

Mar 10, 2005 / Column / Eric Alterman

The Pajama Game The Pajama Game

It's hard to know who to root against in the bloggers vs. CNN controversy that led to the resignation of CNN's Eason Jordan, a twenty-three-year veteran of the network.

Feb 24, 2005 / Column / Eric Alterman

Better Red Than Dead? Better Red Than Dead?

The United States government is currently run by a group of people for whom verifiable truth holds no particular privilege over ideologically inspired nonsense.

Feb 10, 2005 / Column / Eric Alterman

Letters Letters

ISRAELI PEACENIKS New York City

Feb 3, 2005 / Eric Alterman, Amy Wilentz, and Our Readers

Fantasy Island Fantasy Island

Washington Post writer Paul Farhi cleverly compared the content and structure of George W.

Jan 27, 2005 / Column / Eric Alterman

Pundit Limbo: How Low Can They Go? Pundit Limbo: How Low Can They Go?

What do Robert Novak and Armstrong Williams have to do before they're completely discredited?

Jan 13, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

A Reply to Peter Beinart A Reply to Peter Beinart

In my last column, I focused on the Kerry campaign's inability to articulate an alternative national security strategy.

Dec 22, 2004 / Column / Eric Alterman

‘Big Ideas Need Sharp Elbows’ ‘Big Ideas Need Sharp Elbows’

We may never reach a consensus on just what it was about George W.

Dec 9, 2004 / Column / Eric Alterman

Money for Nothing Money for Nothing

To hear conservatives describe it, the only video appearances that hurt John Kerry more than that of Osama bin Laden were those of Hollywood celebrities, who united behind his ca...

Nov 24, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

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