Why Were Liberals, Eric Alterman
Why Were Liberals, Eric Alterman
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Why We're Liberals
A Political Handbook for PostBush America

Author: Eric Alterman

Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner

Unabridged: 12 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/13/2008

Synopsis

Thanks to the machinations of the right, there is no dirtier word in American politics today than liberal. Yet publicopinion polls consistently show that the majority of Americans hold liberal views on everything from health care to foreign policy. In this feisty, accessible primer, Eric Alterman sets out to restore liberalism to its rightful honored place as the politics of Americas everyday citizens. In a crisply argued and extensively documented counterattack on rightwing spin and misinformation, Alterman briskly disposes of such canards as Liberals Hate God and Liberals Are Soft on Terrorism, reclaiming liberalism from the false definitions foisted upon it. Why Were Liberals is the perfect book for all of those ready to fight back against the conservative mudslinging machine and claim their voice in the political debate.

About Eric Alterman

Eric Alterman is a CUNY distinguished professor of English at Brooklyn College and holds a PhD in United States history from Stanford University. A contributing writer to the Nation and the American Prospect, he is the author of eleven previous titles, including the New York Times bestseller What Liberal Media?: The Truth About Bias and the News. He lives in New York.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Michelle on June 19, 2014

The first half of this book was really good - great history of the rise of the liberal and conservative movements, a good perspective on the Bush years (this was published in 2008). So much so, that I was thinking the title and cartoonish cover did a disservice to the book. But then he got into some......more

Goodreads review by Carrie on June 19, 2008

Something got garbled between the writing of this book and the selection of the title. It's far less about the moral underpinnings of liberalism and more a catalog of conservative hypocrisy. Which is fine if that's what you're looking for, but I've read enough of that already. If you're looking for......more

Goodreads review by Petty Lisbon on December 04, 2017

This was a pretty good book covering a wide range of topics. At a decade old, some of it is a little dated with references to names that are sometimes forgotten now. Sometimes it's a little heavy on quotes instead of analysis. I think it's a little self congratulatory but looking at when it was publ......more

Goodreads review by Steven on July 29, 2024

A MARVELOUS CRITICAL SUMMARY OF LIBERAL/PROGRESSIVE VIEWS Eric Alterman (born 1960) is a journalist, blogger, and commentator, who has also written books such as 'Kabuki Democracy: The System vs. Barack Obama,' 'The Cause: The Fight for American Liberalism from Franklin Roosevelt to Barack Obama,' '......more

Goodreads review by W G on November 21, 2020

As a liberal, I was both pleased and offended by this book. Pleased because Alterman understood exactly what he was talking about; offended because he used sarcasm to try to make his point. Alterman has made a career of taking the liberal fight to the right, even as a columnist for The Daily Beast,......more

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