January 2013 Archive

Disinformation Still Clouds the US Debate on Chávez’s Legacy in Venezuela

By Mark Weisbrot: Last week, the New York Times did something it has never done before: in its "Room for Debate" section, it offered differing views on Venezuela.

“Fix the Debt”: Sheer Hypocrisy or a Myth Worth Debating?

By Ira Chernus: The New York Times has just published an expose on Fix the Debt...

NYT Story Emphasizes Apple’s Positive Statements, Obscures Ongoing Labor Abuses

By Scott Nova and Isaac Shapiro: So far, Apple’s pledges of sweeping change have not been matched by major reforms in working conditions.

Jim Crow in Our Time: ‘NYT’ Credits Israeli Poll That Excludes 20% of Population Who Aren’t Jewish

By Philip Weiss: Shimon Peres is the new honey-bunny of American liberals, the anti-Netanyahu.

Government Says WikiLeaks No Different From New York Times At Bradley Manning Hearing

By Matt Sledge: The last two days of pretrial hearings for Bradley Manning have seen a couple of interesting developments...

What Does Biofuel Have to Do With the Price of Tortillas in Guatemala?

By Tom Philpott: I used to write about biofuels a lot. The idea of devoting large swaths of prime farmland and annual gushers of agrichemicals to grow "fuel" crops...