So I haven’t read Newsweek, sans the occasional linked article, since I the early 2000s but I remember them being a light, shallow newsmag with a fastidiously centrist line.
Then, when I was searching for any late breaking news on what’s going on in the House today when I came across this:
https://www.newsweek.com/nancy-pelosi-loses-battle-progressives-piling-pressure-manchin-sinema-1634539Now, Pelosi is looking at a battle lost to far-left progressives who thought more money should have been tied to the bill. Her next target is likely moderate Democrats who opposed more spending.
Progressive Democrats have indicated all along they would vote against a $1.2 trillion bill for infrastructure that didn't also include an additional $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill that envelops far-left ideals like: free community college, lower child care costs, extended child tax credits, Medicare expansion, climate change and other items.
It’s not an opinion piece, as best I can tell that’s from the strait news section.
What gives? Was there a Murdoch or Sinclair buy-out? Where they always this way and I never noticed, because I haven’t picked up a Newsweek since I was 15? Are they doing the New York Times things where they hire a Republican press guy for balance and don’t edit his stories (and even NYT leaves that in the editorial bin)?
EDIT: Looking at their headlines now, it looks like the US and Politics ones are copied from a Fox News or Breibart type outfit
When did this happen?
