Stephanopoulos Fears 'False Comfort' of an Actual Climate Change Solut

Carolyn Plocher
October 23rd, 2009 12:25 PM
On the Oct. 23 "Good Morning America," ABC's George Stephanopoulos was troubled. The source of his disquiet was a new Pew Research poll released on Oct. 22 that shows "just 57 percent of Americans see solid evidence" of global warming. [Emphasis ours.] This represents a 14 percent drop since last year. Additionally, the number of those who believe climate change is caused by human activity fell…
 

NYT To Students: How Many People Would You Like To Sleep With

Mark Finkelstein
April 4th, 2008 8:27 PM
On the flimsy pretext of this being the season when HS seniors get their college acceptances, a New York Times column has set about asking current college students about their plans for future sexual conquests.Stephen Dubner handed his 'Freakonomics' column over to his assistant, Nicole Tourtelot, this week. She asked five collegians five questions. Three of them were innocuous: who's paying for…
 

ABC Promotes Author Who Touts Abortion as a Way to Reduce Crime

Scott Whitlock
January 17th, 2008 12:13 PM
"Freakonomics" co-author Stephen Dubner appeared on Thursday's "Good Morning America" to talk about crime and also to repeat his unsubstantiated argument that legalized abortions have resulted in less crime. The journalist and author asserted, "What happened when Roe V. Wade was handed down was that unwanted children are basically at a much greater risk for being born into the circumstances where…