“Bringing democratic control to the conduct of foreign policy requires a struggle merely to force the issue onto the public agenda.” ForceStruggleIssuesPolicyDemocraticAgendasForeign Policy Author:Eric Alterman
“Ironically, tendency to ignore inconvenient facts and unwelcome evidence is actually President Reagan's true legacy, as I noted in 'The Nation' back in 2000, before the current right-wing mania for President Reagan gained its full force.” FactsForceNationsPresidentEvidenceWingsCurrentsTendenciesLegacyRight WingInconvenientManiaUnwelcomePresident Reagan Author:Eric Alterman
“There are more people at Obama's table offering ideas than there were five years ago, but when it came to facing up to the Republicans' threat to force a double-dip recession if they didn't get their millionaires' tax cut, they still amounted to nothing. And therein lies our fundamental problem.” PeopleIfsYearsStillsIdeasProblemLyingForceFiveCuttingRepublicanTaxesYears AgoTablesFundamentalsThreatFive YearsOfferingMillionaireRecessionsTax CutsDip Author:Eric Alterman
