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First '99%', Now the 'Robin Hood Tax': NYT Reporters Celebrate Another Leftist Idea

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:05:00 +0000

Times reporters enthuse over yet another catchy left-wing idea: "They call it the Robin Hood tax - a tiny levy on trades in the financial markets that would take money from the banks and give it to the world's poor. And like the mythical hero of Sherwood Forest, it is beginning to capture the public's imagination."

Clay Waters

First it was the '99 percent' slogan that captured the imagination of liberals, including Times journalists. Now it's the 'Robin Hood tax, which is 'beginning to capture the public's imagination.' The liberal public, at least.

Greenhouse Cheers on Big Labor, Occupy Wall Street Romance

admin — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:40:00 +0000

Go OWS! Steven Greenhouse on Big Labor's "flirtation" with Occupy Wall Street: "Labor unions, marveling at how the protesters have fired up the public on traditional labor issues like income inequality, are also starting to embrace some of the bold tactics and social media skills of the Occupy movement....Organized labor is also seizing on the simplicity of the Occupy movement's message, which criticizes the great wealth of the top 1 percent of Americans compared with the economic struggles of much of the bottom 99 percent.

Clay Waters

New York Times labor beat reporter Steven Greenhouse took to the front of Wednesday's Business Day to tout increased Big Labor involvement in the leftist Occupy Wall Street camp-out, 'Standing Arm in Arm – Occupy Movement Inspires Unions to Embrace Bold Tactics.'

Greenhouse employed his standard pro-labor promotional tone:

Times Touts 'Unexpected Success' of Wall Street Protest; Almost Ignored NYC Tea Party in 2009

admin — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:31:00 +0000

Promotional coverage of the Occupy Wall Street crowd on the front page of the Times: "In fact, the unexpected success of Occupy Wall Street in leveling criticism of corporate America has stirred some soul-searching among labor leaders. They have noted with envy that the new movement has done a far better job, not only of capturing interest, but also of attracting young people. Protests have spread to dozens of cities, including Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles."

Clay Waters

The left-wing, anti-capitalist Occupy Wall Street camp-out in Lower Manhattan stretched into its third week, bolstered by an influx of labor unions. The story made the front of Thursday's New York Times along with a large photo of protestors in Foley Square, 'Seeking Energy, Unions Join Wall Street Protest.'

'Tens of Thousands' at Lefty Rally in D.C., but Times Avoided Specifics for Tea Party, Beck

admin — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:13:00 +0000

Labor reporter Steven Greenhouse led his story on the left-wing "One Nation" rally with a specific and generous crowd estimate. Yet the Times didn't get into specifics when it came to far larger rallies held by the conservative movement.

Clay Waters

On Sunday, labor-beat reporter Steven Greenhouse attended the left-wing "One Nation" rally, "Liberal Groups rally in Washington, Offering a Challenge to the Tea Party." Unusually, Greenhouse led off with a specific (and rather generous) crowd estimate of "tens of thousands," something the paper was unwilling to do for larger rallies held in D.C. by the Tea Party and talk show host Glenn Beck.

Times Finds Excuses for Lousy Rhode Island School, Hits President from Left for Supporting Teacher Dismissals

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:31:00 +0000

Even Barack Obama agrees with a Rhode Island school board that fired all its teachers, but the Times fires a warning shot from the left: "Officials at the two unions, the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers, were so angry in the hours after Mr. Obama first endorsed the firings that an irreconcilable break with the administration seemed possible, perhaps bruising Democrats' electoral chances in November."

Clay Waters

President Obama temporarily endeared himself to conservatives by endorsing a Rhode Island school board's controversial decision to fire the entire faculty of underperforming Central Falls High School, after a dispute with the union over adding 25 minutes to the school day. The Times, ever alert, fired a warning shot from Obama's left and dug up some excuses for the school's bad performance, often from the same teachers that were dismissed.

(Almost) Everyone Rejoice! Obama's Giving You a Tax Cut

admin — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:07:00 +0000

Emphasizing Obama's populist appeal, while burying his tax hike for those making over $250,000 a year.

Clay Waters

Don't worry, average Americans: You'll be getting a tax cut from a President Obama. That's the message from Steven Greenhouse's Friday piece, "For Incomes Below $100,000, a Better Tax Break in Obama's Plan."

OK for AFL-CIO to Bash McCain, Yet Anti-Obama Mail Racially Suspect?

admin — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:44:00 +0000

A tale of two mailings: One reporter revels in the the AFL-CIO's big political push against McCain, while another laments "...new, harsh anti-Obama literature in my mailbox."

Clay Waters

Steven Greenhouse, the Times' pro-union, anti-Wal-Martlabor reporter, seemed prettyenthused about the A.F.L.-C.I.O.'s attack mailings against John McCain in "A.F.L.-C.I.O. Targets Seniors," theneutrally headlined story he filed to the "Caucus" blog Tuesday morning.

Cover-to-Cover Liberal Bias in the Sunday Book Review

admin — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:31:00 +0000

From liberal Times reporters approving of liberal books to liberal professors praising books from liberal Times reporters, the Sunday Book Review came loaded with bias from every angle.

Clay Waters

No light summer reading here: The Times Sunday Book Review came loaded with bias from every conceivable angle, from liberal Timesreporters approving of liberal books to liberal professors praising books from liberal Times reporters.

Embracing Liberal "Living Wage," Avoiding Conservative "Amnesty"

admin — Wed, 09 May 2007 17:39:00 +0000

Double standards in labeling: The Times doesn't question the dubious "living wage" label - but conservatives can't use "amnesty."

Clay Waters

Wednesday's Times carries two examples of sneaky labeling bias, one in which the Times shunts around a conservative-friendly term ("amnesty"), another in which it embraces a liberal one ("living wage").

Julia Preston's latest pro-immigration story, "Senators Reach Outline on Immigration Bill," contained this long-winded phrasing:

Greenhouse Omits Facts that Make Big Bad Wal-Mart Look Good

admin — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:17:00 +0000

The Times' labor reporter skips the inconvenient truth: Wal-Mart overpaid 215,000 employees over the last five years, but is not seeking to recover the money.

Clay Waters

A Wal-Mart story from Friday by labor reporter Steven Greenhouse, "Wal-Mart Settles U.S. Suit About Overtime," omitted facts that would have put a positive spin on an agreement between Wal-Mart and the U.S. Labor Department - that the big retailer actually overpaid thousands of employees.

Marking Big Labor's Latest Revival & the Focus on "Stagnant Wages" Canard

admin — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 18:11:00 +0000

Greenhouse: "....worker discontent over stagnant wages, shuttered factories, shrinking pensions and the soaring trade deficit." But a fellow reporter noted that hourly wages rose 4 percent in September compared to the previous year.

Clay Waters

Labor reporter Steven Greenhouse reports the latest revival of the movement in Sunday's "Labor Goes Door to Door To Rally Suburban Voters - Focus Is on Wages, Benefits and Pensions."

Big, Bad Wal-Mart

admin — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 16:22:00 +0000

Another day, another negative story on the discount giant, accompanied by an editorial plea for a higher minimum wage.

Clay Waters

Another day, another negative story on the giant discount chain Wal-Mart, which comes under scrutiny on the front page of Monday's Times for doing what its stockholders are demanding: "Wal-Mart to Add More Part-Timers And Wage Caps."

"Help for White-Collar Workers" from a Socialist Writer

admin — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 18:18:00 +0000

The Times' labor reporter profiles a new initiative from a left-wing union and a socialist author - and manages to leave out the politics.

Clay Waters

Laborreporter Steven Greenhouse profiles a new initiative from a left-wing union and left-wing writer Barbara Ehrenreich (an honorary co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America) in Thursday's "From Author, Help for White-Collar Workers."

The Latest NY Times/Democratic Talking Point: "Wage Stagnation"

admin — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 16:26:00 +0000

Great minds think alike - and so do Times reporters discussing an allegedly "stagnant" economy.

Clay Waters

Great minds think alike - as do Times reporters Steven Greenhouse and David Leonhardt.

Here's union reporter Greenhouse in Monday's "ManyEntry-Level Workers Feel Pinch of Rough Market.": "Some labor experts say wage stagnation and the sharp increase in housing costs over the past decade have delayed workers ages 20 to 35 from buying their first homes."

That Lead Story on Declining Wages? Never Mind

admin — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 17:56:00 +0000

Three days after coauthoring a lead story on the declining value of wages, David Leonhardt finds wages are actually growing this year.

Clay Waters

Ken Shepherd of the Business and Media Institute catches the Times' David Leonhardt doing a little instant revisionism to his Times' lead storyfrom Monday, cowritten with Steven Greenhouse, that looked at new wage figures through a liberal prism of struggling workers and income inequality.