ALL POSTS BY Eric Alterman
- October 20, 2016We've had unqualified and extremist candidates for president before, but we have never had anything like Donald Trump. And it's clear that our media are not equipped to handle him.
- October 5, 2016Last night really was nothing but political theater. But that's only because virtually every genuine political debate in our discourse is treated as such.
- September 27, 2016Besides birtherism and anti-Blumenthalism, Donald Trump basically ignored the entire Republican agenda of the past eight years.
- September 15, 2016Despite all evidence to the contrary, the media insistently portray Trump as a normal candidate.
- September 8, 2016A new documentary explores the hidden campaign to undermine state schools across America.
- July 29, 2016Even respected pundits reacted to Hillary Clinton's acceptance speech in a way that revealed we've come a long way, but there's an awfully long way to go.
- July 28, 2016The conventions underscore that both parties' identities are shifting rapidly.
- July 27, 2016Trump has rocketed us past polarization into an alternate universe, making it impossible to see the other side’s point of view.
- July 26, 2016On a night of inspiring speeches and calls for unity, the media jumped on the recalcitrant Bernie Bros meme and wouldn't let it go.
- July 20, 2016The triumph of Trump has demonstrated the cost of the devil’s bargain that party elites — and the media — have accepted over the years.