I wrote this in response to a Robert Reich post on a similar topic, and it bears repeating here as it addresses a chronic topic in our public life:
“At some point, the national press was co-opted by neoliberalism as the editorial staff and principal reporters (and, in broadcast, the producers ) became “professionalized” in that they are u…
I wrote this in response to a Robert Reich post on a similar topic, and it bears repeating here as it addresses a chronic topic in our public life:
“At some point, the national press was co-opted by neoliberalism as the editorial staff and principal reporters (and, in broadcast, the producers ) became “professionalized” in that they are upper middle class graduates of journalism schools and have brought with them their class prejudices against working people. These journos think that merely being against racism is sufficient to be liberal. They are suspicious of unions and contemptuous of public support for struggling families. They have bought into the neolib mindset that public expenditure crowds out private investment and does not have any multiplier effect in the economy. So it’s not surprising that they paint as out-of-touch a governor who builds up a surplus so that the state can afford to give schoolchildren breakfast. The horror!”
I wrote this in response to a Robert Reich post on a similar topic, and it bears repeating here as it addresses a chronic topic in our public life:
“At some point, the national press was co-opted by neoliberalism as the editorial staff and principal reporters (and, in broadcast, the producers ) became “professionalized” in that they are upper middle class graduates of journalism schools and have brought with them their class prejudices against working people. These journos think that merely being against racism is sufficient to be liberal. They are suspicious of unions and contemptuous of public support for struggling families. They have bought into the neolib mindset that public expenditure crowds out private investment and does not have any multiplier effect in the economy. So it’s not surprising that they paint as out-of-touch a governor who builds up a surplus so that the state can afford to give schoolchildren breakfast. The horror!”
Excellent!