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Paul Krugman and the New York Times' Pious Pontifications at the Pump

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted May 16, 2008 | Business

Read More: American Petroleum Institute, Ant-Trust, France, New York Times, New York Times Oil Reporting, New York Times Op-Ed, Oil Prices, Opec, Paul Krugman
Raymond J. Learsy

On May 12, upon reading Paul Krugman's bizarre Op-Ed "The So-Called Oil Bubble," they must have been popping champagne corks at the American Petroleum Institute. The New York Times, consistently off-base when reporting on oil markets and their construct (please see "The New York Times' Hidden Hand on...

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Tom Friedman's Latest Declaration of War

Glenn Greenwald | Posted May 15, 2008 | Media

Read More: Iran, New York Times, Thomas Friedman, Tom Friedman, War With Iran
Glenn Greenwald

Yesterday was a very exciting day in America. Our nation's most serious foreign policy expert, the "brilliant" Thomas Friedman of The New York Times, declared our latest new war:

The next American president will inherit many foreign policy challenges, but surely one of the biggest will be the cold war....

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Obama Islam Smear Changes Stripes

Ali Eteraz | Posted May 12, 2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Edward Luttwak, Muslim Smear, New York Times, Obama Muslim
Ali Eteraz

When the Islam smear against Obama first came out, it was based on the idea that he is currently, a Muslim.

Then the Pastor Wright controversy put that mess to rest, since Obama's affiliations to an obviously Christian Church became front and center.

Now there is a new Islam smear....

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Jason Linkins

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New York Times Lets Rove Skate On McCain Advisory Role

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Jason Linkins   |   May 12, 2008 02:31 PM

Read More: Fox News, Karl Rove, Karl Rove Fox News, Karl Rove McCain, New York Times, Rove
An article in today's New York Times, exploring Karl Rove's newish career as a pundit, features Obama spokesman Bill Burton saying, "Wouldn't taking his advice be a little like getting health tips from a funeral home director?" Funny stuff! Of...

The Why of Chokingly High Oil Prices: Bush Together with Saudi Arabia Spells Disaster for America

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted May 12, 2008 | Business

Read More: Ali-Al- Naimi, Cftc, Department Of Energy, Iran, King Abdul Azziz Order Of Merit, King Abdullah, New York Times, Opec, President Bush, Saudi Aramco, Secretary Bodman, Secretary Gates, Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani, State Of The Union Address, Straits Of Hormuz, Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Raymond J. Learsy There was a time when the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) controlled by Saudi Arabia and under the pragmatic thumb of Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani, would have opened wide the oil spigots in the face of sky high prices and a looming U.S. economic recession. The kingdom's wily old...

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Frank Rich's Imaginary America

Max Blumenthal | Posted May 12, 2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Election, Barack Obama Race, Frank Rich, Hillary Clinton Frank Rich, New York Times, Obama And Sean Bell, Obama Race, Race, Racism, Sean Bell, Sean Bell Demonstrations, Sean Bell Murder Trial
Max Blumenthal

This Sunday, Frank Rich reported some of the most exciting news that has appeared on the pages of the New York Times in a very long time. According to Rich, Americans are on the verge of transcending the racial and cultural rifts that divided them for centuries. There simply...

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NYT's Front Page Obama Profile: "The Ultimate Pragmatist"

New York Times   |   May 11, 2008 01:25 PM

Read More: Barack Obama, New York Times, Obama Chicago, Obama Pragmatist, Obama Profile
In August 1999, Barack Obama strolled amid the floats and bands making their way down Martin Luther King Drive on Chicago's South Side. Billed as the largest African-American parade in the country, the summer rite was a draw over the...

The Military Analyst Scandal Dies -- Even on NPR?

Harry Shearer | Posted May 8, 2008 | Media

Read More: Journalism, Military Analysts, National Public Radio, New York Times, Npr, Pentagon Propaganda
Harry Shearer

Two weeks ago, the New York Times revealed that the "military analysts" parading through network and cable newscasts for the past six years have been largely willing members of a Pentagon psy-ops program, used as "message force multipliers" to carry good-news messaging about the war to viewers. Today, the Politico...

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Cindy McCain: I Will Never Release My Tax Returns

The Huffington Post   |   May 8, 2008 09:37 AM

Read More: Cindy McCain, Cindy McCain Tax Returns, Cindy Mccain Taxes, Cindy Mccain's Tax Returns, Cindy Mccains Tax Returns, John McCain, McCain Tax Returns, McCain Taxes, New York Times
UPDATE: Howard Dean has released the following statement: "What is John McCain trying to hide? Throughout this campaign, he has acted like his own calls for openness and accountability apply to everyone but himself. Now he thinks he can bring...

New York Times Layoffs Update: 15 Newsroom Staffers Get The Ax

Huffington Post via New York Post, New York Observer   |   May 8, 2008 07:32 AM

Read More: New York Times, New York Times Layoffs
The New York Post's Keith Kelly reports that the New York Times wielded the ax yesterday, laying off 15 involuntary staffers after not enough people accepted voluntary buyout offers: The New York Times is laying off 15 journalists after the...

A Growing Brain Fitness Market for the Cognitive Age

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted May 7, 2008 | Living

Read More: Baby Boomers, Brain Exercise, Brain Fitness, Brain Health, Cognitive Age, Cognitive Training, David Brooks, Exercise Your Brain, Globalization, Healthy Aging, Neurosoftware, New York Times, Sharpbrains
Alvaro Fernandez

In the past week, The New York Times has published two excellent articles on the growing brain and cognitive fitness market: David Brooks provides great perspective on the globalized Cognitive Age we live in, while Katie Hafner shows how cognitive training is gaining traction from a healthy aging point of...

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NBC News' Bad Week: Russert, Williams, and Huffington

Eric Boehlert | Posted May 7, 2008 | Media

Read More: Abc, Arianna Huffington, Breaking Media News, Brian Williams, Cbs, Cnn, Huffington Post, Meet The Press, Msnbc, Nbc, New York Times, Tim Russert
Eric Boehlert

By so obviously snubbing Huffington, NBC looked petty. By stubbornly refusing to acknowledge its role in the Pentagon propaganda program, NBC looked weak.

Behold your so-called liberal media at work.

Of the two sad tales last week, one seemed petty; the other rather profound. In both cases, NBC...

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Hezbollah Is in Iran, Michael Gordon Says American Officials Say

David Bromwich | Posted May 7, 2008 | Politics

Read More: Bush, Bush Administration, General Petraeus, Hezbollah, Iran, Iran War, Lebanon, Michael Gordon, Michael Gordon New York Times, New York Times, Obliterate Iran, Surge
David Bromwich

There is a child's game all Americans know called Simon Says. Consecutive commands are shouted by a leader to a group with the legitimating prefix, "Simon Says." "Simon says raise your right hand; Simon says jump up and down; Simon says wave your arms; Simon says nod your head;--wave your...

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Reading The Pictures: All The Obama-Wright That Can Be Fit Into Print (Or Digital, And Now, Broadcast)

Michael Shaw | Posted May 6, 2008 | Media

Read More: Election, Indiana, Msnbc, N. Carolina, New York Times, Obama, Primaries, Wright
Michael Shaw

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Adam Nagourney a TV star? I don't think so.

I just noticed, though, that the NYT has teamed up with MSNBC on a political broadcast called Primary Edition. What primarily stood out in today's edition, however, is that,...

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Stephen Colbert, will.i.am, New York Times Win Webby Awards

AP   |  ANICK JESDANUN   |   May 6, 2008

Read More: 2008 Webbys, Colbert Webbys, New York Times, New York Times Webby, NYTimes.Com, Stephen Colbert, Webby Awards, Webby Awards 2008, Webbys, Will.I.Am, Will.i.Am Webby, Will.i.Am Yes We Can
NEW YORK — Stephen Colbert's use of the Internet to connect with fans earned the Comedy Central host special recognition as recipients of the annual Webby awards for Web sites and online achievements were announced Tuesday. A special achievement award...

Howell Raines, Ousted New York Times Editor, Reflects Five Years After Jayson Blair Scandal

Editor & Publisher   |  Joe Strupp   |   May 6, 2008 07:56 AM

Read More: Howell Raines, Howell Raines Jayson Blair, Jayson Blair, Jayson Blair Fifth Anniversary, New York Times
It is clearly a coincidence that former New York Times Executive Editor Howell Raines will be in town this week, exactly five years after the notorious Jayson Blair scandal that ended his Times tenure and created a credibility nightmare for...

New York Times, MSNBC Team Up For Special Primary Edition

Huffington Post   |   May 5, 2008 02:48 PM

Read More: John Harwood, John Harwood MSNBC, Msnbc, New York Times, New York Times MSNBC, New York Times Special Primary Edition, NYT MSNBC, Video
The New York Times and MSNBC are teaming up to deliver a special series of cable shows hosted by John Harwood and featuring several Times staffers, the first of which premiered today. Details are vague, but the New York Times...

Law & Order Does Good

Julia Moulden | Posted May 5, 2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Bbc, Career, Davis Polk Wardwell, Doing Good, Good Works, Journalism, Julia Moulden, Law, Midlife, New Radicals, New York, New York Times, Reinvention, Ronnie Abrahms
Julia Moulden

Ronnie Abrams appointment as special counsel for pro bono to one of New York's prestigious law firms (Davis Polk & Wardwell) is big enough news that it earned coverage in last Friday's New York Times. Why? Reporter Karen Donovan knows that it's more than a strategic move for a smart,...

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Jason Linkins

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'Mission Accomplished' Anniversary: NYT Celebrates With Panel Who Largely Got It Wrong

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Jason Linkins   |   May 5, 2008 11:31 AM

Read More: Iraq Five Years Later, Iraq War, Mission Accomplished, New York Times, Success Of The Surge, War In Iraq
This past Sunday, the New York Times presented a symposium of sorts on the future of the Iraq War, titled "How To See This Mission Accomplished." Having led the drumbeat to this quagmire so elegantly behind the error-plagues reportage of...
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