Legendary Journalism From a Bygone Era

MSNBC analyst, co-host of Sirius XM Alter Family Politics, and Daily Beast columnist, Jonathan Alter, talks about his new HBO documentary "Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists," which celebrates the two legendary New York journalists — plus talks about the national political news of the day.

"There was a problem with political language that Democrats had for a long time and calling it the Green New Deal it signals that it’s about jobs... it’s all positive as long as they don’t attach the ‘s’ word — socialism,” says @jonathanalter.

— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) February 13, 2019

"If Trump had his way, five young Black + Latino men would've been executed for a crime they didn't commit. That tells you everything we’ve learned about his contempt for rule of law... for the Constitution, we learned that a long time ago," says @jonathanalter on Central Park 5.

— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) February 13, 2019

"When JFK said we’re going to go to the moon by the end of the 1960s people didn’t say ‘well that’s going to cost x, y, z.’ The Green New Deal should be looked at as a way of focusing the intention of the country on climate change and job growth at the same time," @jonathanalter.

— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) February 13, 2019