The GOP's increased reliance on big donors also makes it less likely the party will craft new policies that appeal to the blue-collar voters it needs to win."
So, yes, the Court decision is bad for those of us who still believe, naively perhaps, that politics should not be dominated by the superrich, and their corporate order.
But no, McCutcheon is not going to sink the Good Ship democracy that, like that Malaysian airliner, may have already been heading for those waves. What used to be Davey Jones Locker now belongs to John Roberts and his Men in Black.
Finally, speaking of what does get over-covered. Malaysians are =in the street protesting exploitative coverage of their airline tragedy. They see Fox and CNN as indistinct American media. They are calling for a boycott, denouncing US TV as unprofessional and misleading for labeling Malaysia as terrorist, among other crimes and misdemeanors.
What do they know about our media that most Americans still don't?
News Dissector Danny Schechter blogs at Newsdissector.net and edits Mediachannel.org. His latest book is Madiba AtoZ: The Many Faces of Nelson Mandela (Madibabook.com).
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