January 2012 Archive

New York Times Tells Us Only Chinese Near Slave Labor Could Handle Steve Jobs’ Demands

By Yves Smith: A New York Times story, “How U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work,” uses an Obama dinner with Silicon Valley titans to frame its ...

Should You Give Up Yoga? Experts Respond to the New York Times’ “Yoga-Can-Wreck-You” Controversy

By Alison Pace: I first heard about William Broad’s debate-sparking New York Times Magazine article, “How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body,” in yoga class on Saturday afternoon. As ...

In Defense of the Mainstream Media

By Marie Burns: In what long-time political player David Gergen called “one of the most explosive moments … in debate history” and “one of the harshest ...

More BS From the Anti-Occupy Backlash

By Steve M: In my last post, I mentioned an article in The New York Times [Jan 16] making the point that 1-percenters really, really aren’t all that bad. ...