Jonathan Alter

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Home Court Advantage
Giuliani should know better than to impugn the capabilities of federal courts.
November 18, 2009

When last we heard from him, Rudy Giuliani had spent $59 million to win one delegate to the 2008 Republican National Convention. Now he's disrespecting the career attorneys at his old stomping ground, the U.S. Department of Justice, and setting new records in the competitive sport of scaremongering. ( Click here to follow Jonathan Alter ).

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Bazooka Joe
Lieberman's comic health-care ploy.
November 13, 2009
Teddy’s Rightful Heir
Alan Khazei should get his seat.
October 31, 2009
Trigger Unhappy
Rep. George Miller on why a 'trigger' in health-care reform won't work.
October 28, 2009
Post-Bush Stress Disorder
Democrats have too many hang-ups.
October 26, 2009
The PDQ Presidency
The oath of office notwithstanding, the Obama Presidency began Nov. 4—not Jan. 20.
October 24, 2009
Bundy’s Blunders
Six lessons of Vietnam.
October 3, 2009
The Jackass-Reduction Plan
Open primaries are step No. 1.
September 19, 2009
Cover Stories (14)
Cover Story
America’s New Shrink
Chin up, everyone. This president is well poised to bring us back from the brink.
February 21, 2009
Cover Story
My Life with Cancer
April 9, 2007
Cover Story
Is America Ready?
Hillary's hair and hemline won't be issues; her tough national-security approach and famous husband will.
December 25, 2006
Cover Story
The Other America
An Enduring Shame: Katrina Reminded Us, But The Problem Is Not New. Why A Rising Tide Of People Live In Poverty, Who They Are--And What We Can Do About It.
September 19, 2005
QUOTE FROM JONATHAN ALTER
From

Health Care as a Civil Right

open quoteThe United States has two parties now—the Obama Party and the Fox Party. The Obama Party is larger, but it is unfocused and its troops are whiny. The Fox Party, which shows up en masse to harass politicians, is noisy and practiced in the art of simplistic obstruction. close quote
 
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