March 2012 Archive

Stop Kony

By Steve Fake: As anyone who regularly utilizes the mixed blessing that is social media now knows, an internet campaign to “#stopkony” has exploded in popularity ...

Text and Subtext – Love the Mets, Play Right Field

By Marie Burns: I had no intention of writing about David Brooks’ latest New York Times column, a column in which he declares his fealty to the New York Mets. ...

Unintended Irony From The NYT

By Glenn Greenwald: The New York Times yesterday had an article lamenting the extreme levels of corruption in Afghanistan’s ruling class...

The Sexploitation of Yoga

By Elaine Gavalas: William J. Broad’s New York Times article on yoga injuries fueled a heated debate regarding the safety of yoga practice. His recent New York Times article,“Yoga and Sex Scandals: ...

Oil Prices ARE Determined in the World Market #3456: It is Not Just Something that President Obama Says

By Dean Baker: A NYT article on President Obama’s proposals for increasing the tax credits for buying cars powered by alternative fuels concluded by quoting President Obama’s statements ...

‘NYT’ Helps Netanyahu Bury Palestinian Issue

By Philip Weiss: In the Ethan Bronner story yesterday “Mideast Din Drowns out Palestinians,” he says Iran swamped everything in Obama’s meeting with Netanyahu. But when Prime Minister Benjamin ...