Eric Alterman on "Why We're Liberals"

In an interview with Progressive Book Club, Eric Alterman, author of "Why We're Liberals," discusses the changing notions of liberalism in American politics.

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[Jowind]

Disgusting, hateful, obvious, self-referential trash in a sweater.

[coal4life]

I really hope this moron hasn't managed to breed.

[Joe11Blue]

This guy is really full of himself.

[TheAnsels2]

This guy is so wayyyyy off base it makes me so sick.  Yeah, write a book on YOUR beliefs!! What a joke you are!!

Look at the media today! HA HA...we have NO media!! If we didn't have the internet to do our homework on these issues we'd be sunk! I AGREE WITH YOU Jowind...Self-referential trash in a sweater!! I couldn't have said it better!

[randyguitarman13]

Liberalism =Liberty.

Alterman HATES Liberty.

[assassinofmay]

Liberalism not the freedom to decide what you believe and to follow it. Liberalism is the right to appeal to reason and to do what reason dictates. The first definition is the definition of nihilism, not liberalism.