Eric Alterman

Martin, Bobby, John and the Drawbridge of Hope

R.T. Eby | Posted 04.07.2008 | Home


R.T. Eby

The top 0.1 percent of Americans, who earn more than $10 million a year, pay a lesser share of their income in taxes than those who make between $100,000 and $200,000.

Myth: Americans Tuned Out Iraq Fact: The Press Tuned Out Iraq

Eric Boehlert | Posted 04.03.2008 | Media


Eric Boehlert

In the wake of disturbing new violence in Baghdad, it's important to understand that American news consumers did not walk away from Iraq. The press did.

Thomas B. Edsall

The Gift Eric Alterman Couldn't Give Colbert On Air

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 04.01.2008 | Media


Nation columnist and author Eric Alterman carefully planned his appearance earlier this week on the "Colbert Report," armed with a weapon designed to ...

How Would Watergate Be Reported Today?

Art Brodsky | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Art Brodsky

Until people regain trust in what they read, the long, slow decline will continue regardless of the medium through which information is conveyed.

New Hampshire, the Press, and Incompetence

Eric Boehlert | Posted 01.16.2008 | Media


Eric Boehlert

In today's campaign coverage, what journalists think about unfolding events takes precedence over what voters think.


 

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