I generally like The Atlantic but this is a prime example of why no-one trusts the media anymore. This is why people turn to fake news. Because all news is now fake news.

When I read any content related to the economy it seems that anything that helps the poor and middle class get ahead is immediately branded as "evil, socialist marxist propaganda", but if it benefits the extremely wealthy (and helps exploit those under them) it's "good for the economy and country".

Index funds are "worse than marxism"? Please. Even the prime embodiment of capitalism, Warren Buffett, recommends them, and have done so for years.