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

Philosophers and theologians have argued for centuries over the morality of targeted assassinations - a technique that the Israelis use with some fre…

- Eric Alterman

History is replete with examples of empires mounting impressive military campaigns on the cusp of their impending economic collapse.

- Eric Alterman

To become informed and hold government accountable, the general public needs to obtain news that is comprehensive yet interesting and understandable,…

- 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…

- 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 …

- Eric Alterman

By the accusation of liberal bias ... the institutions that conservatives revere - the military, corporate America, organized religion, and the power…

- 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…

- Eric Alterman