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The Washington Post Is Dying. Independent Media Is The Future. Aaron Parnas Mar 1 The Washington Post is hemorrhaging subscribers. Once a beacon of hard-hitting journalism, the paper has now increasingly become a cautionary tale of what happens when billionaires interfere with the editorial process. Following owner Jeff Bezos' announcement to revamp the paper's opinion section to reflect libertarian ideals—focusing on "personal liberties" and "free markets"—over 75,000 digital subscribers have canceled their subscriptions, myself included. For years, The Washington Post maintained a reputation for fearless reporting, often challenging those in power. However, Bezos’ intervention in the opinion section marked a clear shift in the paper’s editorial stance. Instead of hosting a diverse range of perspectives, the Post has increasingly featured content that aligns with pro-corporate libertarianism, stifling dissenting voices that once made the publication a corne...

Here's the real threat to personal liberties and free markets Robert Reich Feb 28 Friends, Here’s an oped by Dana Millbank, an opinion writer for The Washington Post, which ran today in the Post. I hope Millbank continues to write opinion pieces for the Post because I’ve always found his opinions to be sharp and relevant. But given Jeff Bezos’s blatant attempt to turn the Post into a sycophantic suck-up outlet for Trump, I’m not sure. *** Over the last 48 hours, I’ve been receiving from readers and friends the sort of notes one gets upon losing a loved one, or perhaps receiving a terminal diagnosis. “So very sorry.” “Hang in there.” “Sending you love and strength.” “With appreciation and sorrow.” The cause of death? The belief that Post owner Jeff Bezos has  just ended the tradition  of open debate that has guided this paper’s editorial page for generations. “We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets,” Bezos...