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Americans Continue To Suffer From A Notoriously Short Attention Span. They Get Mad As Hell With Reasonable Frequency, But Quickly Return To Their Families And Sitcoms. Meanwhile, The Corporate Lobbies Stay Right Where They Are, Outlasting All The Populist Hysteria.
-Eric Alterman
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Americans Continue To Suffer From A Notoriously

Eric Alterman
Americans Continue To Suffer From A Notoriously Short Attention Span. They Get Mad As Hell With Reasonable Frequency, But Quickly Return To Their Families And Sitcoms. Meanwhile, The Corporate Lobbies Stay Right Where They Are, Outlasting All The Populist Hysteria.
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