Class, Not ‘Race’ Class, Not ‘Race’
No racial profiling took place with Henry Louis Gates Jr.; it's not the "teachable moment" for which many are so understandably eager.
Jul 29, 2009 / Column / Eric Alterman
How Bold Is Barack? How Bold Is Barack?
Notwithstanding comparisons to FDR, BHO has proffered far less audacious proposals than we were led to expect.
Jul 1, 2009 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Triumph of Williams’s ‘Tragedy’ The Triumph of Williams’s ‘Tragedy’
Still relevant, fifty years later: William Appleman Williams's Tragedy of American Diplomacy.
Jun 17, 2009 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Smearing of I.F. Stone, Continued The Smearing of I.F. Stone, Continued
As alleged spy conspiracies go, the case against Izzy is thinner than Paris Hilton.
Jun 3, 2009 / Column / Eric Alterman
Do ‘Better’ With Less Do ‘Better’ With Less
Shortcuts, blindness and downright dishonesty in the rapidly imploding mainstream media.
May 20, 2009 / Column / Eric Alterman
David Broder: Eyes Wide Shut David Broder: Eyes Wide Shut
When it comes to prosecuting Bush-era crimes, the media's inside establishment would prefer to just keep on walking.
May 6, 2009 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Newspaper Biz: ‘More Poison, Please’? The Newspaper Biz: ‘More Poison, Please’?
We have no more hope today of saving the newspaper business than we do the telegraph business. But we can save the news.
Apr 22, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
Lose the ‘Business’; Save the News? Lose the ‘Business’; Save the News?
As newspapers become increasingly irrelevant, is making them tax-exempt their last, best hope?
Apr 8, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
Is Jon Stewart Our Ed Murrow? Maybe… Is Jon Stewart Our Ed Murrow? Maybe…
It's a sad comment on the state of the media that we have come to rely on funnymen to tell us the truth about our country.
Mar 26, 2009 / Column / 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