While history never repeats itself, political patterns do. Eric Alterman historypatternpolitical Change image and share on social
We live in a media world simultaneously obsessed with technology and personality. Eric Alterman livemediumobsess Change image and share on social
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
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
Trends in circulation and advertising - the rise of the Internet, which has made the daily newspaper look slow and unresponsive; the advent of Craigslist, which is wiping out classified advertising-have created a palpable sense of doom. Eric Alterman adventadvertisecirculation 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
As a parent and a citizen, I'll take a Bill Gates (or Warren Buffett) over Steve Jobs every time. If we must have billionaires, better they should ignore Jobs's example and instead embrace the morality and wisdom of the great industrialist-philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Eric Alterman andrewbillbillionaire share on social
Few progressives would take issue with the argument that, significant accomplishments notwithstanding, the Obama presidency has been a big disappointment. Eric Alterman accomplishmentargumentbig Change image and share on social
The Economist is undoubtedly the smartest weekly newsmagazine in the English language. I always look forward to its quirky year-end double issue. Eric Alterman doubleeconomistend Change image and 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
