The dark side of all this is a propaganda network.

The government and who runs it should not be in business I'm sorry. This isn't free markets, it's manipulation and corruption.

This is what happens in markets without a functional regulatory body - when the regulator turns into a market participant. It’s closer to a jungle than anything else.

> This is what happens in markets without a functional regulatory body

It's almost more that we have semi-functional regulation. Trump's influence over this transaction entirely stems from his antitrust powers.

This really isn’t the free market, this is de facto cartels when like 90% of media properties are owned by 3 or 4 companies.

Thank you, I had no idea how this was politically related, and honestly cannot keep track of all the corruption these days anyways. How does anyone? This is pretty much a genuine question.

are executives breathing? then there is corruption. start following the money and you'll find it, we're in the new gilded age

The Bulwark is fairly on top of the pillaging that's happening in the US government.

"all" is a high standard. This issue has been in the news for awhile. Read a major, serious news source like The Economist or NY Times.

The news are flooded with these stories, for anyone who cares, but I imagine what we don't know is even more shocking.