April 2012 Archive

10 of Thomas Friedman’s Dumbest “Big Ideas”

By Belén Fernández: In conferring the honor of “Wanker of the Decade” on New York Times foreign affairs columnist Thomas Friedman, blogger Duncan Black observed that “truly great wankers possess ...

For Less than 1 Severance Deal, Guild Seeks Times Pact for 1,100

By Newspaper Guild of New York: After Times management representatives indicated in the last negotiating session that there would be no contract without a freeze of the current ...

The New York Times Gives Romney a Ticket to Ride

By Marie Burns: The New York Times published only three news reports that dealt directly with Romney's latest positions on immigration and government-assisted student loans.

The Neoliberal Narcissism of Elite Democrats: Three Presidents and a Columnist

By Paul Street: There’s nothing like the hypocritical narcissism of the elite neoliberal Democrat. It’s something to see. First he elegantly embraces and advance “free market” ...

Europe Begins to Wonder About Austerity: Are We Doing This Wrong?

By Scarecrow: Could it be that Europe’s financial and political elites are finally coming to a “d’oh!” moment, when an unbroken string of policy failures and the simple logic of “depression plus austerity = worse depression” finally begin to get through?

Earth to Paul Krugman

By Daniel Alpert: This past Sunday, Paul Krugman penned a screed in the New York Times Magazine (entitled, somewhat unflatteringly in my opinion, “Earth to Ben Bernanke”) that ...

New York Times Ad Accuses BDS Movement, College Professors of Inciting Murder of Jewish Children

By Ali Abunimah: In a sign of growing desperation among anti-Palestinian groups, a New York Times ad published yesterday likens the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement to the Holocaust.

Paul Krugman: ‘Israeli government policies are a form of national suicide’

By Haaretz: New York Times columnist and Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman believes that the policies of the current “narrow minded” Israeli government “are basically a ...

Krugman Jumps into Debate over Beinart with Both Pinkies

By Philip Weiss: It is a measure of Paul Krugman’s influence that within an hour or so of his posting a weak defense of Peter Beinart, yet ...

Let’s Put an End to ‘Dietary Tribalism’

By Andy Bellatti: Every time I’m on social media, I am reminded of a growing trend that worries me — let’s call it dietary tribalism. I use ...