" More insightful comments from a highly intelligent audience. This place looks more like Fox every day." [ NPR comments ]
The key to understanding this rightward shift of U.S. news media is
what Karl Marx wrote a long time ago : the ruling ideas are the ideas of
the ruling class.
For hire " intellectuals " are in more danger of selling their souls than ordinary working class people - who must sell only their labor power and their skills in the job market.
In capitalist America " intellectual " journalists can change their tune overnight. I have observed how once passionate " liberals " started sounding quite illiberal. I am sure" the new boss " had nothing to do with it.
For hire " intellectuals " are in more danger of selling their souls than ordinary working class people - who must sell only their labor power and their skills in the job market.
In capitalist America " intellectual " journalists can change their tune overnight. I have observed how once passionate " liberals " started sounding quite illiberal. I am sure" the new boss " had nothing to do with it.
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