Jonathan Alter

Bad Air Day

Rita M. Solnet | Posted 08.22.2011

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Rita M. Solnet

Every so often, I step back to see what staunch proponents of "corporate reform" are saying now. Maybe there's new evidence? Maybe I've missed some ...

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Michael Calderone

Will Bloomberg's Opinion Section Echo Mayor Bloomberg?

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 06.28.2011

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NEW YORK -- Will Bloomberg View ever diverge from Bloomberg's view? Executive editor David Shipley, tapped in December -- along with former assista...

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Jonathan Alter Leaves Newsweek

politico.com | Posted by Keach Hagey 10:30 AM | Posted 06.11.2011

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Jonathan Alter...is no longer with [Newsweek]. He sent a note to his contacts over the weekend saying, "With changes afoot, my old Newsweek email a...

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EXCLUSIVE: Obama Team Dysfunction Hurt Economic Policy, Says New Epilogue To Book

The Huffington Post | Marcus Baram | Posted 05.25.2011

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Some revelations about the Obama administration detailed in the new epilogue to the upcoming paperback release of Jonathan Alter's bestseller, "The Pr...

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Open Letter to Bill Gates

Peter Zucker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Peter Zucker

I think it is time that Bill, and others of his ilk get, pardon the pun, schooled on tenure.

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Delaying an Afghanistan Drawdown Is Political and Policy Suicide

Derrick Crowe | Posted 05.25.2011

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Derrick Crowe

By moving away from 2011 Afghan withdrawal date, President Obama will have shown that he can be bullied into whatever policy the Republicans and the generals want. That's political and policy suicide.

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McClatchy: Obama to Renege on Afghan Drawdown

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Naiman

If you were going to draw up a list of five things that President Obama could do that would be likely to draw a primary challenge in 2012, throwing the Afghanistan drawdown in the trash would surely be on that list.

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Is David Petraeus a 'Lying Liar' About the Drawdown?

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Naiman

No reporter has asked Mr. Petraeus during his current media tour about the contradiction between his current advocacy for delaying the withdrawal and his "Yes, sir" under explicit questioning that he would not ask for more time.

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Jason Linkins

America Needs A Nancy Pelosi-John Boehner Debate Like It Needs A Gaping Head Wound

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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By all means, what the voters need right now is some sort of superfluous television event that will allow the media to indulge themselves in an orgiastic display of their worst instincts.

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Education Reforms Will Miss the 'Top' Without Broader Consensus

Scott Lilly | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Susan Collins, Education, Economic Stimulus Package, Arne Duncan, Jonathan Alter, Diane Ravitch, Olympia Snowe, President Obama, Race to the Top, Lamar Alexander, Lindsey Graham, David Obey, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News
Scott Lilly

I am sure that Jonathan Alter's recent column in Newsweek, is as funny to the lobbyists of teacher unions as it is to me. The column is in fact not about Congress, but rather about Rep. David Obey (D-WI).

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The War For Financial Independence: The Call to Surrender

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011

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Richard (RJ) Eskow

There's a new conventional wisdom forming in Washington, DC: the American dream of financial independence and security is gone. The ideal of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" is dead. Deal with it.

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Obama Reprimanded Top Pentagon Officials For Leak, Says New Book 'The Promise'

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — President Barack Obama reprimanded top Pentagon officials last year for pressing publicly for a troop increase in Afghanistan. That'...

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Why Are the LGBT and Immigration Movements Vibrant as the Labor Movement Dies?

Mike Elk | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Elk

This White House has made it clear it will only take on controversial issues if it is forced to through vocal protest against the White House. Its time for labor to turn up the heat on the White House.

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Speaker Pelosi, Put Afghanistan Drawdown on Record With McGovern-Obey

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Naiman

Pelosi is in a unique position to weigh in, since the House could put the Afghanistan drawdown in writing when it considers the war supplemental, by approving an amendment introduced by Reps. McGovern and Obey.

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From McChrystal to Petraeus: From Fry Pan To Fire?

Sandy Goodman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sandy Goodman

If getting American troops out of Afghanistan in the shortest feasible time is still the president's aim, I don't think he can expect much support from the new man he's put in charge there, Gen. David Petraeus.

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Jonathan Alter's Obama Bio 'The Promise' Celebrated in Brentwood

Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.25.2011

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It was a busy night for book lovers as fans and friends hopped between two Westside author events. Celebrated novelist Jennifer Egan was at the trend...

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Politics as Usual or a Crime? The Lesson of Joe Sestak

Diane Dimond | Posted 05.25.2011

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Diane Dimond

If this is the wheeling and dealing that goes on in the white-hot media glare of national politics imagine what goes on in local political circles in your state.

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Jonathan Alter On Colbert: FDR Had It Easier Than Obama (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Alter got the "Colbert bump" last night when he appeared on "The Colbert Report" to talk about his new book "The Promise," a detailed account...

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Paul Volcker Blackballed By Obama Adminstration In 2008

The Big Money | Jonathan Alter | Posted 05.25.2011

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At 81, Volcker wasn't under any illusions about his age. He noticed that people called everyone else by their first name or last name, but only he, an...

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'The Promise': Jonathan Alter's Look At Obama's First Year Impresses Critics, Though The Story Is Left Unfinished

The Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Newsweek columnist Jonathan Alter's retrospective on Barack Obama's first year in office titled "The Promise," came out this Tuesday, May 18, and is a...

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Details From Jonathan Alter's Book, 'The Promise,' Leak: Obama On Teabaggers, Rahm's Fits, Summers vs. Orszag

Posted 05.25.2011

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As Democrats prepare to vote on the historic health-care legislation this weekend, a new look inside the White House is emerging from an upcoming book...

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Book Review Roundup

Posted 05.25.2011

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If you missed the weekend's big book reviews, no need to fear: you can catch up with the highlights below! "Innocent," Scott Turow The New York Times...

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Andy Borowitz and Friends Take the Y

Erica Abeel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Erica Abeel

No small competition to run up against the State of the Union address, but Andy Borowitz and friends managed to fill New York's 92nd Street Y Wednesday night to the rafters.

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Borowitz: GOP Just Like the Sex Pistols

HuffPost Eyes&Ears Local | Alex Palmer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Produced by HuffPost's Eyes & Ears Citizen Journalism Unit The Republican Party is a lot like the Sex Pistols, according to Andy Borowtiz. No, ...

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Ed Schultz Takes On Jonathan Alter Over Health Bill, Public Option (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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The Ed Show's Ed Schultz took on President Obama Tuesday for not showing support for the public option. Schultz pointed to an email sent out by Organi...

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