There's only one way left to fight the power of the right-wing media apparatus

On Friday, ABC News settled a lawsuit brought by Donald Trump over statements made on air by anchor George Stephanopoulos. The already corrupt state of our information climate might not be so terrible if the Democratic Party had its own media apparatus with which to complete with Trump’s for the attention of voters and the press, but it does not. And so people who want to have economic and social justice need to educate the public about our viewpoints through all kinds of media and also through local organizations like service clubs and unions. Ben Wikler, who is currently chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, made a very encouraging remark: “It’s the people least likely to seek out information about either party who we lost in this election. They’re generally younger, more working class.” For the party, Wikler said, “solving the information problem has to be a core focus,” requiring a “constant effort to get out of our heads and into the minds of the extraordinarily diverse electorate that is getting information from a dizzying array of places.” Minnesota Chair Ken Martin and former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley also made important remarks about Democrats' ecosystem disadvantage.