August 2011 Archive

Corporations Do Not Exist to Create Jobs

By Dean Baker: In an article discussing three trade agreements being debated by Congress, the NYT told readers: “under the agreements, American service providers would be able to compete ...

Van Jones slams misleading quotes in NYT green-jobs story

By Joseph Romm: In an email to Climate Progress, green jobs champion Van Jones explains how The New York Times misrepresented his quotes and his views.The story in ...

NYT green-jobs story ignores ‘explosive growth’

By Joseph Romm Imagine if, in 1963, two years after JFK’s famous speech to Congress, The New York Times had run a story titled “Space program fails to live up to ...

Thomas Friedman, Private Eye

By Tom Tomorrow

When Tommy met Tommy

By Fire Tom Friedman: Tommy is justifiably catching a lot of shit for today’s train wreck of a column, but it’s one of my favorites. For years, a standard Tommy column gimmick ...

The New York Times Announces Thomas Friedman’s Dismissal

By Dean Baker: In the spirit of Thomas Friedman’s column today, we should not have confidence in the quality of the news and opinion writing we see ...

Can a photograph still change the world?

By Peter Finocchiaro NYT editor explains why the paper ran an unforgettable photo. But will it effect change? Readers of the New York Times this morning, whether in ...