December 2011 Archive

New York Times Headlines December 30

Danny Schechter un-spins select stories from the day’s New York Times for his NYTX News Dissector video column. Today's report focuses on media discussion of the Iowa caucuses and presidential candidates.

“We Owe It to Ourselves” – Krugman v. Brooks

By Marie Burns: On Tuesday, Paul Krugman wrote in a New York Times blogpost, “A number of people have asked me to weigh in on ...

When Companies Write Off Stock Options Is It an Unfair Tax Break?

By Dean Baker: The NYT had an interesting piece on a provision in the tax code that allows companies to write off the value of exercised options as ...

Discouraged by the “Womancession,” Young Women Are Going Back to School in Droves

By Lauren Kelley: In case you haven’t heard, women have been getting the economic shaft lately. While it’s true that this economy has been bad for ...

Imperial Messenger – Book Review

By Jim Miles: Thomas Friedman is a writer whom I have avoided reading over the past several years, mainly due to my distinct disdain for his writing and his thinking. It was therefore very good to be able to read “Imperial Messenger”...