Eric Alterman, a Center For American Progress Fellow and Nation columnist, is a proud CUNY Distinguished Professor of English and Journalism at Brooklyn College. His most recent book is The Cause: The Fight for American Liberalism from Franklin Roosevelt to Barack Obama.
-
article
The GOP's Worst Medicine
Michele Bachmann's newest bungle (wrongly pinning the last flu scare on a Democrat) shows disdain... MORE
-
article
The Politics of Niceness
Obama promised to end the partisan warfare in Washington. He has, in a very sneaky way. MORE
-
article
I.F. Stone Was No Spy
Today's news cycle brings "proof" that legendary journalist I.F. Stone was a Soviet spy.... MORE
-
article
The Times Has It Wrong on Obama
The paper's argument that the president is a sellout ignores the fact that he's only caved on... MORE
-
article
Release the Memos
If he chooses not to release three secret torture memos Thursday, Barack Obama will not only let... MORE
-
article
Loving France Again
Au revoir, Bush years.... MORE
-
article
The Insanity Strategy
By firing off so many big projects at once, Obama's showcasing a brilliant new approach.... MORE
-
article
The Impressive Hypocrisy of the GOP
When the administration ended, Bush disciples like Karl Rove and Michael Gerson became pundits.... MORE
-
article
Stop Picking on Pinch
Vanity Fair—among others—is blaming publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr.... MORE
-
article
The President Vs. the Press
Last night’s press conference showed Obama’s long-term thinking at odds with the media’s short-term... MORE
