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Conservative Media’s Big Advantage: Money, Money, Money

There are a number of reasons why the right has a huge advantage in the information ecosystem, but what matters most is the endless river of cold, hard cash.

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Nov 09, 2025
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Would-be media mogul Larry Ellison and Donald Trump speak in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.
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On a recent trip through Florida, my Uber driver was intent on letting me know just how truly evil Nancy Pelosi is. I attempted to deflect, as I often do in such circumstances, but he persisted. Didn’t I think it was outrageous that Democrats want to raise rich people’s taxes? What about “abolishing the police”?

“A lot of people…

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Investigative journalist and author. Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy; The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism & others. Drop me a line at goodnewskatherine@gmail.com
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