August 2012 Archive

Syrian Civil War: Annan Failure or Mission Impossible?

By Daniel Warner: “The day begins here with the call to prayer and ends with the roar of gunfire. Syria’s pluralistic society, which once rose above ...

Avrum Burg: Boycotts May Be Necessary to Achieve Israeli Democracy, If Israel Refuses Two-States It Should Expect One

By Richard Silverstein: The NY Times has published a powerful broadside by Avrum Burg on behalf of Israeli democracy.

Syria’s “Liberated” Future

By Shamus Cooke: A fascinating shift has happened in the U.S. mainstream media: After a year of anti-Syria war propaganda and lies, glimmers of truth are ...

Avraham Burg, the ‘Times’ and ‘Anti-Zionism’

By Robert Dreyfuss: Avraham Burg isn’t giving an inch. In a scathing op-ed in the New York Times on August 4, Burg lacerates Israel, its “warmongering” prime minister and its unconscionable ...

Senate Anti-Leaks Bill Threatens the Rights of the Press and the Public

By Jennifer Lynch and Trevor Timm: The US Senate is currently debating a dangerous bill that, if passed, would have broad consequences for press freedom and the public’s ...

Dubious Study Defends SEC Revolving Door

By Yves Smith: Nothing like being reminded on a regular basis that you live in the best of all possible worlds. The New York Times tells us a new ...

Robert Stolarik, New York Times Photographer, Arrested After Alleged Assault By NYPD

By Huffington Post: Robert Stolarik, a freelance photographer for the New York Times, was arrested on Saturday night after an alleged assault by the NYPD. The conflict arose ...

Singing on Libor, Another Bank Scandal, Star Tribune

By Ryan Chittum: The NYT on how banks are turning each other in...