If newspapers were a baseball team, they would be the Mets – without the hope for those folks at the very pinnacle of the financial food chain – who average nearly $24 million a year in income – next year. – Eric Alterman
While history never repeats itself, political patterns do. – 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
Whether one agrees or disagrees with the tactics of the Occupy Wall Street movement, its easy to understand the inspiration for its anger as well as its impatience. – Eric Alterman