Elon Musk Buys Twitter - How Capitalism Mutilates the Notion of a "Free Press"

<p>On &nbsp;today's episode Brian Becker and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss Elon Musk, &nbsp;&nbsp;a billionaire, buying Twitter, one of the world's largest mass &nbsp;communications platforms. Why are billionaires so determined to control &nbsp;the information available to the public?<br> <br> Professor Richard Wolff is an author &amp; co-founder of the organization Democracy at Work. You can find his work at <a href="http://rdwolff.com/" target="_blank">rdwolff.com</a>.</p> <p>Please make an urgently-needed contribution to The Socialist Program by joining our Patreon community at <a href="http://patreon.com/thesocialistprogram" target="_blank">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>