Bringing democratic control to the conduct of foreign policy requires a struggle merely to force the issue onto the public agenda.
Eric AltermanAs with almost every significant aspect of the Bush presidency, its handling of 9/11 was a catastrophe from start to finish.
Eric AltermanThe Economist is undoubtedly the smartest weekly newsmagazine in the English language. I always look forward to its quirky year-end double issue.
Eric AltermanThe 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