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Eric AltermanFellowA Distinguished Professor of English, Brooklyn College, City University of New York and Professor of Journalism at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, Alterman received his B.A. in History and Government from Cornell, his M.A. in International Relations from Yale, and his Ph.D. in U.S. History from Stanford. He writes a regular column for The Nation magazine, called "The Liberal Media" and is a senior fellow at American Progress in Washington, D.C., where he writes and edits the "Think Again" column. Alterman has been a senior fellow at the World Policy Institute at The New School in New York since 1985 and is a history consultant to HBO Films. He is the author of seven books, including the national bestsellers What Liberal Media? The Truth About Bias and the News (Basic Books, 2003) and The Book on Bush: How George W. (Mis)leads America (with Mark Green, Viking, 2004). His Sound & Fury: The Making of the Punditocracy (HarperCollins, 1992) won the 1992 George Orwell Award; his It Ain't No Sin to be Glad You're Alive: The Promise of Bruce Springsteen (Little Brown & Co., 1999) won the 1999 Stephen Crane Literary Award. His other books include Who Speaks for America? Why Democracy Matters in Foreign Policy (Cornell University, 1998) and When Presidents Lie: A History of Official Deception and its Consequences (Viking, 2004). Called "the most honest and incisive media critic writing today" in the National Catholic Reporter, and author of "the smartest and funniest political journal out there" in The San Francisco Chronicle, Alterman is frequent lecturer and contributor to numerous publications in the United States and Europe. In recent years, he has also been a columnist for Worth, Rolling Stone, Mother Jones, and The Sunday Express (London). He lives in New York City.
Selected articles: Bill Moyers Retires Voices From the Wilderness Think Again: The Quest to Save Red Lion Think Again: There They Go Again: The "Pro-Military" Conservatives Think Again: The Media (Finally) Talk About Torture Out of Print: The death and life of the American newspaper Selected Book Reviews: What's Left Read Eric Alterman's blog posts at Media Matters for America here.
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The Great American StickupHow Reagan Republicans and Clinton Democrats Enriched Wall Street While Mugging Main Street
"One of the best reporters of our time."—Joan Didion In The Great American Stickup, celebrated journalist Robert Scheer uncovers the hidden story behind one of the greatest financial crimes of our time: the Wall Street financial crash of 2008 and the consequent global recession. Scheer goes back to Washington, D.C., a veritable crime scene, beginning in the 1980s, where the captains of the finance industry, their lobbyists and allies among leading politicians destroyed an American regulatory system that had been functioning effectively since the era of the New Deal. Check out Scheer's book tour! MoreMarfa Dialogues/Diálogos en Marfa: Politics and Culture of the Borderundef 0 | Marfa, Texas See acclaimed Nation Books authors Charles Bowden and Mark Danner speak at Marfa Dialogues: Politics and Culture of the Border, three days of art, film, music, and literature. Presented by Ballroom Marfa and The Washington Spectator, in collaboration with The Big Bend Sentinel, Marfa Public Radio and Marfa Book Company.
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