Naked Capitalism thinks so. It deconstructs preposterous claims made by Annie Lowrey in the New York Times about the progressivity [?!!!] of our tax code.
“What is disconcerting now,” NC writes, ” is the frequency with which articles that are thinly veiled media plants are run uncritically. . . ”
The NYT article in question appears in the business section, and of course business sections nationally are especially guilty of dishonest and distorted economic analysis.
When, indeed, are we going to get back to having some labor reporters as well, to balance the supply-side tilt?