There’s a strong tendency across the news media to “side with the little guy” and assume “big corporations” are bad while little people are good. Neither is universally true but ever since David slew Goliath, the travails of little vs. sins of the large have produced good copy.

Liberal bias is there and it’s unhelpful, particularly in wooing readers of a more conservative bent, but that’s not the real problem with the news media, elite or otherwise.

The issue is structural: media people are storytellers; the necessity of squeezing the facts and perspectives into a narrative that makes sense to a broad audience forces compromises.

I read a perfectly reasonable, thoughtful article about universal health care in the New Yorker the other day … the article was several thousand words and required perhaps an hour to read and digest. How often does a daily newspaper or network newscast use up that much time/space?

Too much trouble for the media provider, too much investment of time for the media consumer.

If I could just make a quick statement, I estimate that 95%+ of the followers of this Caterpillar BLOG are Stockholders in Caterpillar Stock.
We are not from the Elite Media position that believe Corporate America is the Evil or Cancer that is wrong with America.
We are Capitalist, I am retired self employed Manufacturers Representative, and Caterpillar was my major customer for over 30 years. And wish for Caterpillar and other American Manufacturing Companies to succeed and remain profitable.

That said, I have enjoyed your CAT BLOG and look forward to reading your information every morning,
Thanks .

We are not really interested in your Political Views, Right or Left. Caterpillar is a Global Company and manufacturer a Global Proiduct.
Caterpillar Tractor and the UAW have a contract agreement, I am sure Caterpillar will follow all of the rules, when the layoffs are issued.

As for employment, the most qualified should be hired first. Social Engineering does not work in Manufacturing a product, like Bull Dozers.