Pravda?

[andrewwai]

I know Pravda in Russian meaning ok, right, as a question. but what does it mean here - He considered The New York Times to be Pravda for liberals? Similarly meaning OK for liberals?

[ChocClare]

Pravda ("The Truth") was the official newspaper of the Communist Party in Russia and therefore always reflected the party line.  I assume he means The New York Times fulfills the same purpose for the liberal faction in New York - ie its editorials are not unbiased reporting but following some liberal party line.