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.

Nonagenarians Against Cynicism Nonagenarians Against Cynicism

Nothing deepens your cynicism quicker than the power of money in American politics.

May 29, 2003 / Column / Eric Alterman

Who Framed John Fund? Who Framed John Fund?

So the right-wing journalist John Fund may not be a model citizen, but contrary to the implications of many left journalists and gossip columnists, he's likely not the kind of ...

May 15, 2003 / Column / Eric Alterman

Stand and Fight Stand and Fight

Compare the following two statements currently floating 'round the blogosphere:

May 1, 2003 / Column / Eric Alterman

Bush Goes AWOL Bush Goes AWOL

One of the many maddening feats of this Administration is that in choosing to fight the war on terror by going to war with Iraq, George W. Bush has inspired new terrorist threa...

Apr 17, 2003 / Column / Eric Alterman

Can We Talk? Can We Talk?

CORRECTION: When this column was originally published, a fact-checking error caused the word "owner" to be removed from a reference to the Jewish "owner-editors" of U.S. News &...

Apr 3, 2003 / Column / Eric Alterman

Perle, Interrupted Perle, Interrupted

Famed Prince of Darkness Richard Perle is a political animal unique to Washington.

Mar 20, 2003 / Column / Eric Alterman

‘Rules for Changing the World’ ‘Rules for Changing the World’

This was intended to be a sweet little prewar column about an artist I admire, Rosanne Cash.

Mar 6, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

Bad News, Film at 11 Bad News, Film at 11

Like almost everything these days, local TV news is awful and getting worse.

Feb 20, 2003 / Column / Eric Alterman

A ‘Good Man’ Is Not So Hard to Find A ‘Good Man’ Is Not So Hard to Find

I was standing in line for Bowling for Columbine in Brussels not long ago with two writer/editor friends, when a 15-or-so-year-old Belgian boy in front of us turned around and ...

Feb 6, 2003 / Column / Eric Alterman

What Liberal Media? What Liberal Media?

The right is working the refs. And it's working.

Feb 6, 2003 / Feature / Eric Alterman

x