April 2012 Archive

U.S. Demands Of Iran Threaten To Scuttle Nuclear Talks Before They Begin

By Richard Silverstein: The NY Times reports that the U.S. “demands” it will make of Iran in the upcoming round of negotiation: The Obama administration and its ...

“Gimme That Old-Time Religion” – Ross Douthat

By Marie Burns: Ross Douthat’s New York Times column is “adapted and excerpted from his new book” Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics. The topic of Douthat’s ...

The Muddy Middle

By Jared Bernstein: I was struck by the juxtaposition of this unfortunate analysis of Rep Paul Ryan’s budget by NYT columnist James Stewart and Paul K’s oped today. The Stewart column begins ...

How We’re Winning the War in Afghanistan

By Scarecrow: After months of arguing over who should control the practice of American troops performing armed raids of the homes of Afghanistan’s citizens, the US ...

State-Dominated Media and Iran

By Glenn Greenwald: The New York Times featured a long article documenting the Terroristic aggression of Iran...

James B. Stewart Declares Himself Clueless About the Ryan Budget

By Dean Baker: I met Paul Ryan when I debated him over President Bush’s Social Security privatization plan back in 2005. He seemed like a nice, ...