Chapter Thirty-Six - On the Brink of: Political Power, who has it?

Three billionaires, Elon Musk the car and space innovator who owns what used to be Twitter, Jeff Bezos the founder of Amazon and another space explorer who owns the Washington Post , and Patrick Soon-Shiong, the doctor who bought the Los Angeles Times six years ago, are in the news because of their influence over the 2024 election. Musk is campaigning for Donald Trump and through X spreading commentary aimed at boosting his candidacy. The two newspaper owners have blocked their consequential outlets from publishing Harris endorsements. All this raises questions about disinformation, media ownership, the future of the free press, and political power in modern America. Guests are former Washington Post editorial page executive Jo-Ann Armao and Wall Street investment banker Mark Wittman