Eric Alterman is a professor of English and journalism at Brooklyn College and a professor of journalism at CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. He is the author, most recently, of Why We're Liberals: A Handbook for Restoring America's Important Ideals.
I Just Can't Hate John Edwards
Yes, he lied, and lied about the lying, and there's a kid involved. But is he really that much worse than Rudy Giulia...
Obama's Game-Changing Win
To win passage in the Senate, Democrats gave away the store-and left the GOP an opening to exploit in 2010. But, Eri...
Healing the Democrats
The health-care debate has badly split party leaders from their liberal base. Eric Alterman on why the breach is temp...
A Jaw-Dropping Political Deal
The health-care bill had a list of enemies thicker than Tiger Woods' little black book. Despite it all, the majority ...
