Eric Alterman: 9 books
by Eric Alterman
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2015
It is, as he writes in the preface, “an attempt to move beyond the day-to-day headlines that dominate our political debate. By placing Bill de Blasio’s words, and the actions of his administration, into a political, cultural, social, and intellectual context, we can see just how daunting the task...
What Liberal Media?
The Truth about Bias and the News
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2008
Widely acclaimed and hotly contested, veteran journalist Eric Alterman's ambitious investigation into the true nature of the U.S. news media touched a nerve and sparked debate across the country. As the question of whose interests the media protects-and how-continues to raise hackles, Alterman's sharp,...
Why We're Liberals
A Handbook for Restoring America's Most Important Ideals
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2008
The bestselling author and Newsweek columnist takes a characteristically irreverent look at the rampant mistreatment of liberals and liberalism
The "most honest and incisive media critic writing today"(National Catholic Reporter), Eric Alterman is committed to restoring the liberal...
Kabuki Democracy
The System vs. Barack Obama
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2011
In this “agenda-setting” polemic, journalist and historian Eric Alterman explains what is really happening with the Obama presidency. While Obama’s many compromises have disappointed liberals, Alterman argues that these concessions are largely due to a political system that is rigged against...
It Ain't No Sin to Be Glad You're Alive
The Promise of Bruce Springsteen
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2010
Political journalist Eric Alterman examines the unique phenomenon that is The Boss and how he has come to reflect and interpret a turbulent quarter century of American history.
The Cause
The Fight for American Liberalism from Franklin Roosevelt to Barack Obama
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2012
The definitive history of American postwar liberalism, told through the lens of those who brought it to life.
Liberalism stands proudly at the center of American politics and culture. Driven by passion for social justice, tempered by respect for the difficulty of change, liberals have struggled...
The Book on Bush
How George W. (Mis)leads America
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2004
When George W. Bush became president in January 2001, he took office with a comfortably familiar surname, bipartisan rhetoric, and the promise of calming a public shaken by the convulsions of impeachment and a contested election. Then nine months later, after the tragedy of 9/11, both the country...
When Presidents Lie
A History of Official Deception and Its Consequences
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2004
“I’ve never read a better explanation of why presidents lie.”—John W. Dean, former counsel to President Nixon, The Washington Monthly
By the end of the twentieth century, after decades of demoralizing revelations about the mendacity of their elected officials, most Americans had come...
Will the Last Reporter Please Turn Out the Lights
The Collapse of Journalism and What Can Be Done to Fix It
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2010
Essays by Thomas Frank, Clay Shirky, David Simon, and others: “Anyone concerned about the state of journalism should read this book.” —Library Journal
The sudden meltdown of the news media has sparked one of the liveliest debates in recent memory, with an outpouring of opinion and analysis...