So they span all the way from the right to the center? Klein is all for that kind of liberalism that believes deregulated corporations can save the USA. He’s at best a centrist, and he has some views in common with the right.
I consider them more center left overall but obviously that’s a subjective assessment. They do publish some leftish voices but the higher ups definitely have a certain institutional bent, especially on certain issues. And their coverage on Israel has been particularly slanted, although I think it has gotten slightly better since 2023 when they were being widely criticized on the topic.
NYT is only center-left within the American political spectrum. In any normal democracy they’d be a pretty staunchly conservative paper. They have a long history of cheering for all kinds of American imperialism (Nicaragua -> Iraq War -> drone strikes, with Israel as a consistent through line) and they have a long history of shitting on or downplaying candidates who are more or less smack in line with the country’s population’s general political alignment (Bernie Sanders / Mamdani), because they are way too far left for the media’s political alignment.
So they span all the way from the right to the center? Klein is all for that kind of liberalism that believes deregulated corporations can save the USA. He’s at best a centrist, and he has some views in common with the right.
I consider them more center left overall but obviously that’s a subjective assessment. They do publish some leftish voices but the higher ups definitely have a certain institutional bent, especially on certain issues. And their coverage on Israel has been particularly slanted, although I think it has gotten slightly better since 2023 when they were being widely criticized on the topic.
NYT is only center-left within the American political spectrum. In any normal democracy they’d be a pretty staunchly conservative paper. They have a long history of cheering for all kinds of American imperialism (Nicaragua -> Iraq War -> drone strikes, with Israel as a consistent through line) and they have a long history of shitting on or downplaying candidates who are more or less smack in line with the country’s population’s general political alignment (Bernie Sanders / Mamdani), because they are way too far left for the media’s political alignment.
WRT Klein especially, !politicalcompassmemes@lemmy.world may help