In this week’s essay, originally published in The Sunday Long Read, David Sirota reflects on the fact that the billionaire-owned Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post announced this week that they would not be endorsing anyone in the presidential election.
Less than two weeks before the election, the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post both announced they are refraining from publishing endorsements in the race. As The Guardian notes, “anticipatory obedience” may be at play — and reading its analysis evokes three feelings: 1) Yes, that’s true! 2) How the hell is anyone only realizing this now? And 3) Everyone owes Bernie Sanders an apology.
