February 2012 Archive

Keystone Pipeline Facts

By Robert Redford: Joe Nocera's op-ed in the New York Times deserves a response and a reiteration of the facts surrounding the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. President Obama rejected the pipeline's permit last month when the GOP, in a political stunt, forced his hand to approve it without even the final route evident.

A Convergence of Convergences: Friedman vs Parenti

By Belén Fernández: When I started reading Christian Parenti's latest book, Tropic of Chaos: Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence, it was not with the intention of evaluating his work against that of bumbling New York Times foreign affairs columnist Thomas Friedman.

Germany Cannot Prosper in the Long-Run by Lending Money to Countries That Can’t Repay Their Debt

By Dean Baker: A column by Norbert Walter in the NYT defended Germany against complaints over its trade surplus by pointing out that its export industry acts as ...

Professor Gingrich Still Wowing NYT

By Peter Hart: His campaign might fading, but Newt Gingrich is still wowing the New York Times (2/10/12). Reporter Trip Gabriel writes: Mr. Gingrich is well known as the candidate of big ideas, ...