June 2012 Archive

Re: How Greece Squandered Its Freedom

From Eugene Schulman: I can't resist remarking on this editorial in today's NYT by the editor of a Greek newspaper "How Greece Squandered Its Freedom, June 15."

I Will Keep Greece in the Eurozone – FT.com

By Alex Tsipras: Lest there be any doubt, my movement – Syriza – is committed to keeping Greece in the eurozone. President Barack Obama was right when ...

The ‘Parallels Between Syria and Balkans’ NYT Does Not See

By Michael McGehee: On June 11, 2012 the New York Times published a piece by their journalist Paul Geitner titled “NATO Chief Sees Parallels Between Syria and Balkans,” and true to form for the “paper of record” the piece is missing such an alarming amount of context and information...

Greed & the Pain in Spain

By Conn M. Hallinan: Nobel Laureate economist Joseph Stiglitz characterizes the Spanish bank bailout as “voodoo economics” that is certain “to “fail.” New York Times economic analyst Andrew Ross Sorkin ...

What Republicans Imagine

By Marie Burns: In his New York Times column today, David Brooks gives Democrats a remedial tutorial on “what Republicans think”: In America as in Europe, Republicans argue, the welfare ...

David Brooks Says That Mitt Romney and the Republicans Are Not Very Good at Arithmetic

By Dean Baker: That probably was not his intention, but that is the only conclusion that numerate readers can take away from his column. He tells readers ...

If Nuns Went on Strike, the Church Would Shut Down

By Mark Engler: They run hospitals, schools, and social programs. They are stalwart leaders in many spiritual communities. And they are contributing vital insights to the ...

NYT Wonders: Is Barack Obama a Crybaby?

By Peter Hart: New York Times reporter Helene Cooper wants to know: Does Barack Obama seem like, you know, a crybaby? Cooper’s piece (6/14/12) about the campaign’s economic messaging dwells ...