To own the dominant, or only, newspaper in a mid-sized American city was, for many decades, a kind of license to print money. In the Internet age, however, no one has figured out how to rescue the newspaper in the United States or abroad. Eric Alterman abroadageamerican 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
For the past eight years, the right has been better at working the refs. Now the left is learning how to play the game. Eric Alterman gamelearnleave Change image and share on social
Face it, the system is rigged, and it's rigged against us. Eric Alterman facerigsystem Change image and share on social
Politically, Obama's amazing streak of self-destructing opponents who have lain beneath his feet during his unlikely political career appears to be holding. Eric Alterman amazeappearbeneath Change image and share on social
Half the U.S. population owns barely 2 percent of its wealth, putting the United States near Rwanda and Uganda and below such nations as pre-Arab Spring Tunisia and Egypt when measured by degrees of income inequality. Eric Alterman arabbarelydegree 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
One of the many, many salutary aspects of Barack Obama's impending presidential nomination is the sea change his victory marks in the battle for the mind-set of the American foreign policy establishment. Eric Alterman americanaspectbarack share on social
It's not merely that conservatives are better at selling their product, or that they happen to have an easier-and undoubtedly simpler-ideological product to sell. It's that they know what they are selling. Liberals in general and Obama in particular cannot say the same. Eric Alterman conservativeeasygeneral share on social
Obama, like Carter, is reacting to warning signs by seeking to split the difference between dispirited Democrats and increasingly radicalized Republicans. Eric Alterman carterdemocratdifference Change image and share on social
