>On Wed, 12 Jul 2000 15:52:41 -0400 kelley <kwalker2 at gte.net> writes:
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>> at another list, i heard the paper described as liberal or lefty.
>> does this have any basis in reality or is it just a rush rant?
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>Only on the basis of memories of the distant past. Its liberal
>reputation came mostly as a result it having been one of the first
>major dailies to take a stance against the Vietnam War. During
>the 1970s, the Boston Globe strongly supported the Federal
>court decision mandating school busing in Boston. Also, during
>the 1970s it did for a time feature real leftwing columnists like
>Howard Zinn and Eric Mann. Now a days the Boston Globe
>is hardly more liberal than the NY Times which owns it.
Interesting, and that would explain the "famously liberal" crack I read elsewhere.
Thanks!
Reese
>Jim Farmelant
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