The consequences of President Johnson's campaign of deliberate deception regarding Vietnam could hardly have been more catastrophic for the nation, the military, the president, his party, and the presidency itself. Eric Alterman campaigncatastrophicconsequence share on social
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 well as its impatience. Eric Alterman agreeangerdisagree Change image and share on social
This trend of reporting process over substance is unfortunate, if omnipresent. Even worse is the media's inability - or unwillingness - to fact-check Republicans who are angry about the Democrats trying to debate and vote on Iraq policy. Eric Alterman angrybadlycheck share on social
The myth of the liberal media empowers conservatives to control debate in the United States to the point where liberals cannot even hope for a fair shake anymore. Eric Alterman anymoreconservativecontrol Change image and share on social
The ability of the 1 percent to buy politicians and regulators is nothing new in American politics - just as inequality has been a permanent part of our economic system. This is true of virtually all political and economic systems. Eric Alterman abilityamericanbuy share on social
Fox News is nothing if not impressive. No matter how harsh the criticism it endures, the network somehow always manages to prove itself even worse than we had previously imagined. Eric Alterman badlycriticismendure Change image and share on social
Americans have always evinced some distrust of government, but the current situation has exacerbated this to a degree that may be unprecedented. Eric Alterman americancurrentdegree Change image and share on social
Over one in five American children is living in poverty, and the number is rising. Eric Alterman americanchildlive Change image and share on social
If bloggers are to improve our public discourse - helping busy and usually uninformed people make sense of the world - it is necessary to use some sort of standard with which to judge their reliability. Perhaps the answer (strictly advisory) is a body of their peers. Perhaps not. Eric Alterman advisoryanswerblogger share on social
Stylistically speaking, Barack Obama could hardly be further from Jimmy Carter if he really had been born in Kenya. Eric Alterman barackbearcarter Change image and share on social
