An interesting article in yesterday's Washington Post discussed "Louis Rukeyser's Wall Street", a show that was started shortly after he was dismissed from the PBS show "Wall Street Week" in March. A version of the show without the commercial breaks has been packaged for PBS stations, and many of them have chosen to broadcast the show.
The quote that makes me roll my eyes is at the end of the article, from author David Barsamian ("The Decline and Fall of Public Broadcasting"). His argument is a typical left-wing rant against capitalism:
"In terms of content these two programs are virtually identical," says David Barsamian, author of "The Decline and Fall of Public Broadcasting."
"I'm not against business programs on PBS, but why so much of it?" he asks. "Where is the economic coverage that would swim against the tide of popular opinion — the market is always right? Where is the coverage of labor?"
posted on July 13, 2002 08:00 PM
