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Eric Alterman Quotes

The myth of the liberal media empowers conservatives to control debate in the United States to the point where liberals cannot even hope for a fair shake anymore Picture Quote #1

But particularly when the media profess to strive toward objectivity, gatekeepers play a crucial role in helping people navigate the news to make educated political decisions Picture Quote #1

Liberals believe that they can’t get a fair shake from the media anymore Picture Quote #1

While history never repeats itself, political patterns do Picture Quote #1

Certainly there are worse sins than doing everything possible to make your presidency matter Picture Quote #1

Face it, the system is rigged, and it’s rigged against us Picture Quote #1

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Bringing democratic control to the conduct of foreign policy requires a struggle merely to force the issue onto the public agenda Picture Quote #1

Much of what Tea Party candidates claimed about the world and the global economy during the 2010 elections would have earned their adherents a well - deserved F in any freshman economics (or Earth science) class Picture Quote #1

One of the many, many salutary aspects of Barack Obama's impending presidential nomination is the sea change his victory marks in the battle for the mind set of the American foreign policy establishment Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Most of the provisions designed to fix what ails our health system don't kick in until 2014, which, one wishes administration officials had noticed, is two years after he has to win an election Picture Quote #1

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Politically, Obama's amazing streak of self-destructing opponents who have lain beneath his feet during his unlikely political career appears to be holding Picture Quote #1

Whether people care enough about local news to pay for it is, sadly, an entirely different question than whether our democracy requires a strong watchdog function at the local level to ensure safeguards against abuse, chicanery, and outright dishonesty Picture Quote #1

America’s great newspapers have staffs that range from 50 percent to 70 percent of what they were just a few years ago Picture Quote #1

American journalists tend to treat inequality as a fact of life. But it needn’t be Picture Quote #1

Recently released government economic statistics covering 2010, the first year of real recovery from the financial collapse of 2008, found that fully 93 percent of additional income gains coming out of the recession went straight into the wallets and purses of the top 1 percent Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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For the past eight years, the right has been better at working the refs. Now the left is learning how to play the game Picture Quote #1

To own the dominant, or only, newspaper in a mid - sized American city was, for many decades, a kind of license to print money. In the Internet age, however, no one has figured out how to rescue the newspaper in the United States or abroad Picture Quote #1

To become informed and hold government accountable, the general public needs to obtain news that is comprehensive yet interesting and understandable, that conveys facts and outcomes, not cosmetic images and airy promises. But that is not what the public demands Picture Quote #1

Americans continue to suffer from a notoriously short attention span. They get mad as hell with reasonable frequency, but quickly return to their families and sitcoms. Meanwhile, the corporate lobbies stay right where they are, outlasting all the populist hysteria Picture Quote #1

Americans get mad as hell with reasonable frequency but quickly return to their families and sitcoms Picture Quote #1

If liberalism has grown so weak and ineffective, why does it evoke such alarm on the part of conservatives? It turns out that while liberals are weak and spineless, they are also sneaky and clever Picture Quote #1

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I think making a pretense of civility toward Eric Alterman is like making a pretense of civility to a scorpion Picture Quote #1

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The myth of the liberal media empowers conservatives to control debate in the United States to the point where liberals cannot even hope for a fair shake anymore (Eric Alterman Quotes) But particularly when the media profess to strive toward objectivity, gatekeepers play a crucial role in helping people navigate the news to make educated political decisions (Eric Alterman Quotes) Liberals believe that they can’t get a fair shake from the media anymore (Eric Alterman Quotes) While history never repeats itself, political patterns do (Eric Alterman Quotes) Certainly there are worse sins than doing everything possible to make your presidency matter (Eric Alterman Quotes) Face it, the system is rigged, and it’s rigged against us (Eric Alterman Quotes) Bringing democratic control to the conduct of foreign policy requires a struggle merely to force the issue onto the public agenda (Eric Alterman Quotes) Much of what Tea Party candidates claimed about the world and the global economy during the 2010 elections would have earned their adherents a well - deserved F in any freshman economics (or Earth science) class (Eric Alterman Quotes) One of the many, many salutary aspects of Barack Obama's impending presidential nomination is the sea change his victory marks in the battle for the mind set of the American foreign policy establishment (Eric Alterman Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) Most of the provisions designed to fix what ails our health system don't kick in until 2014, which, one wishes administration officials had noticed, is two years after he has to win an election (Eric Alterman Quotes) Politically, Obama's amazing streak of self-destructing opponents who have lain beneath his feet during his unlikely political career appears to be holding (Eric Alterman Quotes) Whether people care enough about local news to pay for it is, sadly, an entirely different question than whether our democracy requires a strong watchdog function at the local level to ensure safeguards against abuse, chicanery, and outright dishonesty (Eric Alterman Quotes) 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 Quotes) American journalists tend to treat inequality as a fact of life. But it needn’t be (Eric Alterman Quotes) Recently released government economic statistics covering 2010, the first year of real recovery from the financial collapse of 2008, found that fully 93 percent of additional income gains coming out of the recession went straight into the wallets and purses of the top 1 percent (Eric Alterman Quotes) 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 Quotes) For the past eight years, the right has been better at working the refs. Now the left is learning how to play the game (Eric Alterman Quotes) To own the dominant, or only, newspaper in a mid - sized American city was, for many decades, a kind of license to print money. In the Internet age, however, no one has figured out how to rescue the newspaper in the United States or abroad (Eric Alterman Quotes) To become informed and hold government accountable, the general public needs to obtain news that is comprehensive yet interesting and understandable, that conveys facts and outcomes, not cosmetic images and airy promises. But that is not what the public demands (Eric Alterman Quotes) Americans continue to suffer from a notoriously short attention span. They get mad as hell with reasonable frequency, but quickly return to their families and sitcoms. Meanwhile, the corporate lobbies stay right where they are, outlasting all the populist hysteria (Eric Alterman Quotes) Americans get mad as hell with reasonable frequency but quickly return to their families and sitcoms (Eric Alterman Quotes) If liberalism has grown so weak and ineffective, why does it evoke such alarm on the part of conservatives? It turns out that while liberals are weak and spineless, they are also sneaky and clever (Eric Alterman Quotes) I think making a pretense of civility toward Eric Alterman is like making a pretense of civility to a scorpion (Eric Alterman Quotes)

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