August 4, 2011 — Despite widespread belief to the contrary, the agreement on the debt ceiling does not mean that there is a budget deal in place through 2012, and does not guarantee that government...view
Politics
Original Reporting
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Education, Employment, Health, Income inequality, Politics, State government
July 13, 2011 — It’s been more than 20 years since the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) started publishing annual Human Development Reports “with the goal of putting people at the center...view
Cuomo to gay couples: get married with my blessing, but don’t expect to find an affordable apartment
Leads
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Housing, NYC, Politics
Jun. 29, 2011 — New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo is already being referred to as a presidential contender in 2016, and is being touted as an “aggressive pragmatist” or “dynamic centrist.” Why won’t...view
Press Criticism
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Politics
June 29, 2011 — National political reporters for the New York Times may not drink as much Kool-Aid as outgoing executive editor Bill Keller (whose piece on the noble efforts of the “Gang of Six” —...view
Commentary
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Housing, NYC, Politics
June 22, 2011 — New York Governor Andrew Cuomo may describe a tentative deal on extending rent regulation for millions of New York City tenants as one representing “significant progress,” but the...view
Photo Essays
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Corporate influence, Politics
April 20, 2011 — At a time when many high-profile liberals are breathing a sigh of relief after President Obama seemed to give a nod to his base in his budget address last week, another constituency...view
Leads
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Politics
April 6, 2011 — A front-page story in last Thursday’s New York Times purported to have uncovered an “odd alliance”: a non-profit group affiliated with the Tea Party running a PR campaign closely...view
Press Criticism
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Budget deficit, Media, Politics
February 9, 2011 — My family hails from Germany on my father’s side. When I was growing up, we occasionally had markers of German heritage around the house — a box of spaetzle in the pantry, or a...view
Commentary
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Government services, Media, Politics
January 25, 2011 — This could be a commentary on how clearly two New York Times reporters revealed their own policy premises in a Jan. 21 story that reported poll findings on the deficit and other...view
Original Reporting
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Markets, Politics
January 25, 2011 — Last week’s proposal from a group of Republicans in the House of Representatives to slash federal spending by more than $2 trillion over 10 years includes a proposal to cut back...view