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Eric Alterman
Eric Alterman is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and the author of six books. His most recent, When Presidents Lie: A History of Official Deception and Its Consequences, is available in paperback from Penguin.
Author's Articles
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Think Again: Bush Bounces, Reporters Follow
Washington's armchair pundits would do well to look…
—Thu Jul. 27, 2006 12:00 AM PDT -
Think Again: Watching the Detectives
The blogosphere may contain its share of fiery rhetoric…
—Thu Jul. 20, 2006 12:00 AM PDT -
Changing the Tone
New domestic policy chief Karl Zinsmeister won't help…
—Thu Jun. 15, 2006 12:00 AM PDT -
Media Amnesia on Iran
Iran wanted to talk with America in 2003, but the…
—Thu Jun. 8, 2006 12:00 AM PDT -
Straight Talk Distress
It seems to some mainstream pundits that Sen.…
—Fri May. 26, 2006 12:00 AM PDT -
A Nation of Suspects
Have reporters been swept up in the NSA's domestic…
—Fri May. 19, 2006 12:00 AM PDT -
Remember the Goss Era?
The Goss story has rightly been all over the news…
—Thu May. 11, 2006 12:00 AM PDT -
Signing the Constitution Away
The president's habit of ignoring the laws of which…
—Thu May. 4, 2006 12:00 AM PDT -
Do As We Say...
Right-wingers ignore the difference between someone…
—Tue May. 2, 2006 12:00 AM PDT -
McCarthyism: Standard Operating Procedure
The essence of the tactic of McCarthyism is tode-legitimize…
—Thu Apr. 13, 2006 12:00 AM PDT -
Think Again: Deconstructing the Attack on Jill Carroll
Pundits should have put a little more thought into…
—Thu Apr. 6, 2006 12:00 AM PDT -
Think Again: Together in Never Never Land
George Bush?s defense of his misguided war in Iraq…
—Thu Mar. 23, 2006 12:00 AM PST -
Think Again: Rigging the Numbers
A new study purporting to show that the media is biased…
—Thu Jan. 12, 2006 12:00 AM PST -
Dizzy (Cont'd)
—Wed May. 1, 1996 12:00 AM PDT -
Dizzy
The world of political spin is one in which no one…
—Wed May. 1, 1996 12:00 AM PDT -
MEANWHILE THE ELEPHANTS ARE STAMPEDING...
—Sat Jul. 1, 1995 12:00 AM PDT -
The Reich Stuff
The Labor Secretary thinks that attacking corporate…
—Sat Jul. 1, 1995 12:00 AM PDT -
So, Comeback, Kid
The Clinton presidency is in trouble.…
—Tue Nov. 1, 1994 12:00 AM PST -
Fighting Smart
A group of well-funded conservative think tanks and…
—Fri Jul. 1, 1994 12:00 AM PDT -
Military ties
Why is the president letting conservative hawks hold…
—Tue Mar. 1, 1994 12:00 AM PST -
Who speaks for me?
Clinton will heed the demands of international business…
—Sat Jan. 1, 1994 12:00 AM PST -
MotherJones SO93: Dead meat
Bill wants to be liked.…
—Wed Sep. 1, 1993 12:00 AM PDT -
MotherJones JA93: Thumbs Down
The punditocracy has all but declared Clinton a failure…
—Thu Jul. 1, 1993 12:00 AM PDT -
MotherJones MJ93: Middle class millennium
Clinton may forge a new political coalition and still…
—Sat May. 1, 1993 12:00 AM PDT -
MotherJones MA93: The court rules
Does Clinton have the mettle to shake up the establishment…
—Mon Mar. 1, 1993 12:00 AM PST -
MotherJones JF93: The stakes
For Clinton to restore Americans' faith, he will need…
—Fri Jan. 1, 1993 12:00 AM PST
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