Ironically, tendency to ignore inconvenient facts and unwelcome evidence is actually President Reagan's true legacy, as I noted in 'The Nation' back… — Eric Alterman Copy Share Image
Americans have always evinced some distrust of government, but the current situation has exacerbated this to a degree that may be unprecedented. — Eric Alterman Copy Share Image
Three centuries after the appearance of Franklin's 'Courant,' it no longer requires a dystopic imagination to wonder who will have the dubious… — Eric Alterman Copy Share Image
As with almost every significant aspect of the Bush presidency, its handling of 9/11 was a catastrophe from start to finish. — Eric Alterman Copy Share Image
Ever since Richard Nixon walloped George McGovern in the presidential election of 1972, political pundits have treated as a truism the proposition that liberals… — Eric Alterman Copy Share Image
This trend of reporting process over substance is unfortunate, if omnipresent. Even worse is the media's inability - or unwillingness - to fact-check Republicans… — Eric Alterman Copy Share Image
Most of the provisions designed to fix what ails our health system don't kick in until 2014, which, one wishes administration officials had noticed,… — Eric Alterman Copy Share Image
Whether one agrees or disagrees with the tactics of the Occupy Wall Street movement, it's easy to understand the inspiration for its anger as… — Eric Alterman Copy Share Image
America's great newspapers have staffs that range from 50 percent to 70 percent of what they were just a few years ago. — Eric Alterman Copy Share Image
Trends in circulation and advertising - the rise of the Internet, which has made the daily newspaper look slow and unresponsive; the advent of… — Eric Alterman Copy Share Image
Warren Buffett pays taxes on a smaller percentage of his billions in income than his cleaning lady. — Eric Alterman Copy Share Image
The myth of the liberal media empowers conservatives to control debate in the United States to the point where liberals cannot even hope for… — Eric Alterman Copy Share Image
