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Media Misses: Yes, Rule By Billionaire Bucks is Bad for Democracy. Duh.

The Washington Post stumbles on the role of money in politics
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Today’s installment of our short video series, “Media Misses,” looks at an article in the Washington Post headlined, “The mega rich are the new political bosses. Is that bad for democracy?” As if that’s a question any thinking person would ask.

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Media Misses
A short video series calling out journalism's failures to effectively confront right-wing extremism. Produced in collaboration with Steven Beschloss.