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10 of Thomas Friedman's Dumbest "Big Ideas"

Belén Fernández, AlterNet. April 23, 2012.

You know the world is flat -- and hot and crowded -- but that's just the tip of Friedman's iceberg of hackery.

What Liberals are Still Missing About Inequality: Decades of Outsourcing and Union-Busting by the 1%

Roger Bybee, In These Times. January 31, 2012.

Many of America’s most liberal mainstream pundits have narrowed the debate over inequality, perhaps out of a desire to shield Obama from pressure coming from his left.

Ben Bernanke's Bad Teachers

Gerald Friedman, Dollars and Sense. July 29, 2009.

Bernanke has conducted an economic policy as cruel as it has been ineffective. But the blame here lies squarely on the economics profession.

Iceland's Economic Meltdown Is a Big Flashing Warning Sign

Toby Sanger, AlterNet. October 21, 2008.

Iceland followed the prescriptions of a right-wing ideologue, and its economy paid a severe price.

Worst Tom Friedman Column Ever?

Jill Filipovic, Feministe. November 20, 2007.

Jill Filipovic: Considering the bile he's published over the years, that's a bold statement, but I think he may have outdone himself.

Tom Friedman: apologist for the faux enviros

Jan Frel, April 17, 2007.

Jim Kunstler renders Tom Friedman black and blue -- anything but green.