Capitalist Media Monopolies Are the Enemy of Democracy

<p>We continue a series of discussions about the basics of &nbsp;Marxism, focusing today on the corporate-owned media. The majority of &nbsp;the media in the United States is owned by five giant corporations -- &nbsp;What does this tell us about the so-called “free press”?</p> <p>Richard &nbsp;Wolff is the co-founder of the organization Democracy at Work and the &nbsp;author of many books, the latest being “The Sickness is the System: When &nbsp;Capitalism Fails to Save Us from Pandemics or Itself”. You can check &nbsp;out his work at rdwolff.com.</p> <p>Please make an urgently-needed contribution to The Socialist Program by joining our Patreon community at <a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpatreon.com%2Fthesocialistprogram&amp;token=8f5ad8-1-1628160151037" rel="nofollow ugc" target="_blank" title="http://patreon.com/thesocialistprogram">patreon.com/thesocialistprogram</a>. &nbsp;We rely on the generous support of our listeners to keep bringing you &nbsp;consistent, high-quality shows. All Patreon donors of $5 a month or more &nbsp;are invited to join the monthly Q&amp;A seminar with Brian.</p>