Robert Scheer / TruthdigDec 22, 2011
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman's tortured obit this week on the official end of the neocolonialist disaster that has been the Iraq occupation reminds one that the three-time Pulitzer Prize winner often gets it wrong.Thomas Friedman's tortured obit on the end of the neocolonialist disaster that has been the Iraq occupation reminds one that the three-time Pulitzer Prize winner often gets it wrong. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Richard Reeves / TruthdigNov 3, 2011
Only 21 percent of all respondents in a new poll think the lives of their children will be better than their own. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 3, 2009
"I overreacted," New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman admits to Jon Stewart about his initial support of the Iraq war in 2003 in this clip from Tuesday's "Daily Show." However, Friedman is still writing columns and selling books, such as his latest, "Hot, Flat, and Crowded," so perhaps bad journalistic deeds still go unpunished in some media circles. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigDec 3, 2009
Stephen M. Walt takes the "especially fatuous" Tom Friedman to task for one of his obstinate screeds. By the most conservative estimates, Walt explains, the U.S. has killed 30 Muslims for every American killed by Muslims, extremist or otherwise. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 23, 2008
You know it's the end of the year when all those predictable fun lists start coming out. This one is among the more creative: Gawker has put together a memorable pastiche of the year's top feuds, starting with an unexpected ambush on NYT columnist Thomas Friedman. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 25, 2008
Thomas Friedman, global capitalist and semantically inept columnist for The New York Times, was gastronomically assaulted by pie-throwers at Brown University on Earth Day this week. At issue was Friedman's laissez-faire attitude toward solving global environmental issues, which protesters felt was structurally inadequate and ultimately regressive. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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