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Eric Alterman quotes

American Writer January 14, 1960

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Eric Alterman quote: "America's great newspapers have staffs that range from 50..."
America's great newspapers have staffs that range from 50 percent to 70 percent of what they were just a few years ago. Eric Alterman
Fox News is nothing if not impressive. No matter how harsh the criticism it endures, the network somehow always manages to prove itself even worse than we had previously imagined. Eric Alterman
Half the U.S. population owns barely 2 percent of its wealth, putting the United States near Rwanda and Uganda and below such nations as pre-Arab Spring Tunisia and Egypt when measured by degrees of income inequality. Eric Alterman
The ability of the 1 percent to buy politicians and regulators is nothing new in American politics - just as inequality has been a permanent part of our economic system. This is true of virtually all political and economic systems. Eric Alterman
The consequences of President Johnson's campaign of deliberate deception regarding Vietnam could hardly have been more catastrophic for the nation, the military, the president, his party, and the presidency itself. Eric Alterman
Newspaper companies are losing advertisers, readers, market value, and, in some cases, their sense of mission at a pace that would have been barely imaginable just four years ago. Eric Alterman
Eric Alterman quote: "While history never repeats itself, political patterns do."
While history never repeats itself, political patterns do. Eric Alterman
Philosophers and theologians have argued for centuries over the morality of targeted assassinations - a technique that the Israelis use with some frequency - without ever reaching anything approaching consensus. Eric Alterman
Bringing democratic control to the conduct of foreign policy requires a struggle merely to force the issue onto the public agenda. Eric Alterman
Apple is a wonderful company for its customers and investors. So, too, Pixar. (NeXT, not so much...) But Apple is also an engine of misery for its subcontracted Chinese workers. Eric Alterman
Eric Alterman quote: "Liberals believe that they can't get a fair shake from the..."
Liberals believe that they can't get a fair shake from the media anymore. Eric Alterman
Local politics, like everything else, are not what they used to be. But the fact is that our political system - like our physical existence - still breaks down along geographical lines. Eric Alterman
Eric Alterman quote: "Certainly there are worse sins than doing everything possible..."
Certainly there are worse sins than doing everything possible to make your presidency matter. Eric Alterman
Obama, like Carter, is reacting to warning signs by seeking to split the difference between dispirited Democrats and increasingly radicalized Republicans. Eric Alterman
Americans have always evinced some distrust of government, but the current situation has exacerbated this to a degree that may be unprecedented. Eric Alterman

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