Eric Alterman

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Eric Alterman is a liberal American commentator, Professor of English at Brooklyn College and an author who is currently a political columnist for The Nation. He is a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress and the World Policy Institute. He also writes the daily weblog "Altercation" for MSNBC's website and has appeared as a commentator in that channel.

Alterman's books include , What Liberal Media?, Sound and Fury: The Making of the Punditocracy, and It Ain't No Sin To Be Glad You're Alive: The Promise of Bruce Springsteen.

In October 2004, Alterman released - a book version of Alterman's doctoral dissertation on lies of major consequence told by Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Ronald Reagan, and George W. Bush. He is currently working on a book about the history of Liberalism.

Alterman's academic expertise is in American history, but he is best known for his media criticism, which is the subject of his Nation column as well as a weekly column he writes for the American Progress website and two of his books. Alterman argues that the press is biased against liberals rather than in their favor.

External links

[Altercation weblog]
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-alterman/ - HuffPo's E. A. Blog

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