How Jeff Bezos Betrayed the Legacy of The Washington Post
How Jeff Bezos Betrayed the Legacy of “The Washington Post”
On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Pamela Alma Weymouth on the tarnishing of her family’s former crown jewel.
The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
The Time of Monsters podcast features Nation national-affairs correspondent Jeet Heer’s signature blend of political culture and cultural politics. Each week, he’ll host in-depth conversations with urgent voices on the most pressing issues of our time.
How Jeff Bezos Betrayed the Legacy of The Washington Post w/ Pamela Alma Weymouth
Writing in The Nation, Pamela Alma Weymouth drew a contrast between Kay Graham, her late
grandmother who was publisher of The Washington Post when it fought Richard Nixon’s
administration on The Pentagon Papers and Watergate, with the current owner of the
newspaper, Jeff Bezos. Unlike Graham, Bezos has been all too willing to bend the knee to a
corrupt president. I talked to Pamela about Bezos and other contemporary corporate leaders
who are undermining journalistic integrity at a moment when it is needed more than ever.
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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez wave as they exit the Hotel Aman Wedding on June 28, 2025 in Venice, Italy.
(Luigi Iorio / GC Images)Writing in The Nation, Pamela Alma Weymouth drew a contrast between Kay Graham, her late grandmother who was publisher of The Washington Post when it fought Richard Nixon’s administration on the Pentagon Papers and Watergate, with the current owner of the newspaper, Jeff Bezos. Unlike Graham, Bezos has been all too willing to bend the knee to a corrupt president. I talked to Pamela about Bezos and other contemporary corporate leaders who are undermining journalistic integrity at a moment when it is needed more than ever.
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The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
The Time of Monsters podcast features Nation national-affairs correspondent Jeet Heer’s signature blend of political culture and cultural politics. Each week, he’ll host in-depth conversations with urgent voices on the most pressing issues of our time.
The Age of Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein w/ Doug Henwood
The famed economist Larry Summers, not for the first time, finds himself the center of a
scandal. He’s had to take a leave from Harvard, where he teaches, because of embarrassing
emails he had with his late friend Jeffrey Epstein.
I talked to economic journalist and Nation contributor Doug Henwood, a long-time Summers
watcher, about the career of this controversial and influential figure. Summers has been one of
the most influential policy makers of his era, serving as Treasury Secretary and President of
Harvard. He has also embodied the major intellectual and political limitations of the ruling class.
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