Does the Washington Post Want Democracy to Die in Darkness?
Mother Jones illustration; Evan Agostini/Invision/AP Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. The Washington Post sure seems bent out of shape over wealth taxes. In any case, the Post has been pulling out all the stops when it comes to the wealth tax.
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- ▪The Washington Post sure seems bent out of shape over wealth taxes.
- ▪In any case, the Post has been pulling out all the stops when it comes to the wealth tax.
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| Publication time | Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:30:06 +0000 |
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Mother Jones illustration; Evan Agostini/Invision/AP Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The Washington Post sure seems bent out of shape over wealth taxes. And I suppose that makes sense, given that the once-storied publication is owned by one of the five richest dudes on the planet, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, who put the kibosh on the paper’s 2024 endorsement of Kamala Harris, proceeded to kiss the ring of Donald Trump, and has remade the Post’s once-respected opinion section in his own image, declaring in February 2025 that its coverage would henceforth focus on “personal liberties and free markets.” Opinions Editor David Shipley promptly quit, to be replaced by Adam O’Neal, who jumped ship on Friday, citing…
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