>>2923606 (pb)
Not sure if I'm late with this but I ran the NYT article through Turnitin, it has 100% similarity to many online sources and essays, but all the ones of interest say they're still the property of the author and I can't see them. The USC one mentioned didn't come up but I used Turnitin UK so maybe that makes a difference. Anyway the point is from the info I can find I'd vote for no, not plagiarised.