The NYT uses the term “free trade” three times in an article about President Bush’s tour of Latin America. Do they pay reporters by the word? Once again, “trade” is more accurate and saves space, trees, and energy. Doesn’t the NYT know about global warming?

–Dean Baker

Dean Baker is senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C. He is the author of several books, including Rigged: How Globalization and the Rules of the Modern Economy Were Structured to Make the Rich Richer. Read more about Dean.