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.
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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 Iran War Stalemate w/ Trita Parsi
The Trump administration has announced a new set of harsh sanctions against Iran. This is a strange development since originally Trump launched a war on Iran on the pretext that sanctions weren’t working. Trita Parsi of the Qunicy Institute argues the current tactic won’t work and is a holding action as both the US and Iran bide their time in a long conflict. Parsi’s writings can be found on his Substack. In the interview, we discuss his column on the surprising way many governments are rooting for Iran to check US imperialism.
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