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NYT Reports Republican Misrepresentations Without Comment

April 9, 2014   ·   0 Comments

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By Dean Baker: It is not responsible reporting to report without comment statements from prominent politicians which are almost certainly not true.

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By Dean Baker: David Brooks doesn't like the idea of raising the minimum wage. But the good news is that...

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Warning: Wealth Comparisons by Age Group Through Time Are Bogus!

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By Dean Baker: Thomas Friedman is once again mass marketing misinformation on economics, something that he does all too frequently. Just about everything in the piece is ...

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