March 2012 Archive

On Goldman Executive Greg Smith’s Brave Departure

By Matt Taibbi: Wall Street is buzzing this morning about a resignation – a historic one. Greg Smith, the executive director and head of Goldman Sachs’s ...

False Balance Lives At The New York Times

By Joe Romm: One of the country’s best climate reporters proves once again that false balance is alive and well at even the best papers. The article ...

The Cluelessness of Thomas Friedman

By Jonathan Weiler: It's not so much the policy prescriptions in Tom Friedman's column yesterday that are so irksome.

‘NYT’ Coverage of Gaza Attacks Downplays Civilian Suffering

By Alex Kane: Ethan Bronner may be on his way out, but the New York Times’ habitual deference to the Israeli government’s line isn’t about to leave with him. The latest ...

Getting Carried Away With Oil Industry Numbers?

By Dean Baker: An NYT blognote touted a fossil-fuels job boom in the United States. A little skepticism might be in order here. First the piece highlighted a report ...