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Pro-Democratic Uprisings in the NYT Propaganda System

May 15, 2012   ·   0 Comments

By Michael McGehee: Usually when it comes to matters of the American Empire the New York Times cannot help but rely on the U.S. government as a source ...

The “Freedom Agenda” Was a Disaster for the Countries Affected By It

By Daniel Larison: Bill Keller’s description of the Bush administration’s record on human rights is flawed: George W. Bush made “the freedom agenda” a signature of his administration, but ...

Bill Keller Wrong on Rights

By Daniel Warner: Today's editorial by Bill Keller entitled “Diplomats and Dissidents” is thoughtful, as to be expected, but decidedly skewed in terms of human rights...

Krugman Goes Doomer! This is Going To Hurt.

By Poll Watcher: Paul Krugman posted something on his blog that knocked me right out of my chair. I have disagreed with Dr. Krugman several times in the past only to find myself proven wrong.

Horowitz Smear Will Only Invigorate Boycott Israel Campaign

By David Letwin: On 24 April, The New York Times featured a large ad in which David Horowitz smeared the Palestinian campaign for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel. According ...

New York Times Reporters Embrace the Berlin Consensus and Ignore Krugman and Economics

By William K. Black: The New York Times’ coverage of the euro zone crisis continues to exhibit two related flaws.  First, it is overwhelmingly written from the German ...

Why Is The New York Times Enabling A U.S. Government Smear Campaign Against Reporters Exposing The Drone Wars?

By John Hanrahan: The Times let government officials anonymously attack a group of journalists and a lawyer who have uncovered evidence that belies the White House's claim that drones aren't killing many civilians. Was their rationale for that justified?

Spanish Debt, the European Central Bank, and the Maginot Line

By Dean Baker: The NYT had an article that reports on the high level of corporate debt and indebtedness in general in Spain. The article gives a measure ...

Austerity Can’t Be Just for Regular People

By Matt Taibbi: It didn’t take long to crank up the backlash against European voters. This is inevitable whenever a socialist wins a major election, but ...

On the European Central Bank & German Views Re Greece and Southern Europe

By Dean Baker: This piece might wrongly lead readers to believe that the ECB could pursue policies that all the governments in the euro oppose.

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