As Chomsky says, propaganda is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state. The NYT is very much an American pro-establishment paper staffed by

As Chomsky says, propaganda is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state. The NYT is very much an American pro-establishment paper staffed by upper middle class ivy league graduates. If the NYT isn't intentionally slanting the news in its favor, then it is merely reflecting the slant that is rather uniform among its journalists and editors.