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.
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
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
Americans continue to suffer from a notoriously short attention span. They get mad as hell with reasonable frequency, but quickly return to their fam… - Eric Alterman
Americans continue to suffer from a notoriously short attention span. They get mad as hell with reasonable frequency, but quickly return to their fam…
Philosophers and theologians have argued for centuries over the morality of targeted assassinations - a technique that the Israelis use with some fre… - Eric Alterman
Philosophers and theologians have argued for centuries over the morality of targeted assassinations - a technique that the Israelis use with some fre…
By the accusation of liberal bias ... the institutions that conservatives revere - the military, corporate America, organized religion, and the power… - Eric Alterman
By the accusation of liberal bias ... the institutions that conservatives revere - the military, corporate America, organized religion, and the power…
History is replete with examples of empires mounting impressive military campaigns on the cusp of their impending economic collapse. - Eric Alterman
History is replete with examples of empires mounting impressive military campaigns on the cusp of their impending economic collapse.
To become informed and hold government accountable, the general public needs to obtain news that is comprehensive yet interesting and understandable,… - Eric Alterman
To become informed and hold government accountable, the general public needs to obtain news that is comprehensive yet interesting and understandable,…
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 s… - Eric Alterman
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 s…
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 … - Eric Alterman
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 …
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 th… - Eric Alterman
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 th…
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