Ironic that the Washington Post is owned by Jeff Bezos.
Jeff Bezos doesn't have time to micromanage all of his enterprises. It's also likely that some individual writers and editors at the Washington Post disagree with Jeff Bezos on nearly everything. These are managed by people who do have time to micromanage if they choose, but these managers are optimizing for more local goals such as making the Washington Post profitable, not large-scale goals like shaping society to Jeff Bezos' overall profit. Given current trends, it might indeed be profitable for the Washington Post to take this side on this issue. And Jeff Bezos might see that profit as worth it, or might not even notice in the midst of his other investments.
The WaPo would implode if (many) people thought Bezos was coloring the editorial decisions of the paper to such an extent that such an opinion piece was discarded.
Edit: To those who are downvoting me, could you please explain why? If there's a flaw in my statement, I would love to learn it.
You're right, but most media companies in the US pretty much act as spokespeople for one political wing or another. They are all generally very biased towards the direction of their donors or owners. I also find it interesting that no(or few) major media outlets were so against big business until this recent election cycle. Why else would the recent election cycle trigger discussion on the declining quality of life for the lower and middle classes?
Or perhaps I am just too pessimistic nowadays. That is why I appreciate the feedback on my comments.
Yes, I agree with that. But Larry Summers' article would have been welcome anywhere, probably even Fox News. He is accomplished like few others, and having him write for you is good no matter what. It is important to separate the cases indivdually.
>>I also find it interesting that no(or few) major media outlets were so against big business until this recent election cycle.
Cases like Uber help for sure, and the income gap is ever-widening. I think it's just a natural state of being. It couldn't last forever. An opinion of a significant number of Americans was that HRC/Trump offered us no real alternative in regards to labor/business reform, and the media is playing that up after the fact.
I don't think there is anything nefarious going on or anyone trying to get on the right side of history. I think in large part the media is reflecting what most Americans are feeling right now: Malaise.
(For the record I am upvoting you, I have no idea who is downvoting your posts.)