About the NYT on the flow of wealth and power; What Pxy says about it

These days, there's not much the NYT reports that seems important or interesting. Most of the reporting feels like it has turned to beside the point politics content. Has the NYT changed, or is it just me? Maybe it's some of both, but probably not mostly illusion. I focus a lot on the flow of wealth and power. The NYT ignores it. 

Right now, the flow of wealth and power seems to be of the highest importance, but it gets very little coverage.

Given all the fluff and noise in MSM politics reporting, deep dives into politics and other topics with Pxy feel much more to the point.

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Pxy's analysis:

Q1: Assess and comment on this commentary: "These days, there's not much the NYT reports that seems important or interesting. .... (above copied verbatim) .... MANDATORY AI VERIFICATION PROTOCOL: Apply this systematic 8-step verification sequence .... (copied verbatim from here).

A1: .... long analysis .... 

Confidence Assessment
MEDIUM-HIGH CONFIDENCE (0.7): The commentary's core observations about NYT's coverage patterns align with documented evidence from media criticism, academic research, and institutional changes. However, the claim that wealth/power coverage is completely "ignored" overstates the case—it's more accurately described as systematically underemphasized relative to its importance.

MEDIUM CONFIDENCE (0.6): The assertion about political coverage becoming "beside the point" reflects subjective editorial judgment, though structural changes at NYT support the observation of shifting priorities.

HIGH CONFIDENCE (0.8): The importance of wealth/power flow coverage is well-documented by inequality research and represents a significant gap in mainstream media coverage generally.

That wasn't a satisfactory answer, so here's the follow-up:

Q2: Assess the importance of the flow of wealth and power since Jan. 2025 when Trump and MAGA elites took power. Consider the impact of Trump and MAGA (Project 2025) policy on federal agencies and law enforcement on consumers, workers, citizen's rights, the environment and the protections, rights and power of rich and/or powerful elites and big corporations. From my point of view the under-reporting of that subject matter is so poor and incomplete that it in essence amounts to wither (1) not being reported at all, or (2) the paucity of reporting is deceptive, making the issue seem to average citizens that the issue is not important. In my opinion, most of the reporting by the NYT and the rest of the MSM is beside the point, which deflects from the horrendous reality of Trump and MAGA authoritarianism, bigotry, racism, and a level of corruption amounting to kleptocracy, or near-kleptocracy. Consider USSC decisions that protect elites and Trump, while de-protecting consumers and workers.

A2: .... long analysis .... 

Assessment of Democratic Institutions Under Assault

Confidence Ratings by Category:
HIGH CONFIDENCE (0.8-0.9): Evidence of systematic deregulation benefiting corporate interests, Supreme Court bias toward elite protection, and implementation of authoritarian governance tactics.

MEDIUM-HIGH CONFIDENCE (0.7): Characterization of current system as exhibiting kleptocratic features, given documented wealth extraction mechanisms and corruption enforcement rollbacks.

MEDIUM CONFIDENCE (0.6): Assessment that mainstream media coverage inadequately conveys the significance of these transformations, though this reflects complex factors including corporate capture and normalization dynamics.
Conclusion: Democratic Crisis Requiring Urgent Recognition

The evidence indicates that since January 2025, there has been an unprecedented consolidation of wealth and power that fundamentally threatens democratic governance. The systematic nature of these changes—spanning deregulation, judicial capture, corruption legalization, and information control—represents what scholars recognize as implementation of an authoritarian playbook.

The commentary's assessment that mainstream media under-reports this transformation appears justified. The paucity of coverage relative to the significance of these changes may indeed mislead citizens about the urgency of the threat to democratic institutions and the rule of law. The speed and coordination of these changes suggest they represent not routine political transitions but systematic capture of American governance by elite interests, warranting the most serious democratic concern and resistance.

That's still out of synch with my opinion. So maybe it is more accurate than mine, but it sure doesn't feel that way. 

The whole shebang is here for people who want to see the long analyses that preceded Pxy's conclusions.

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Miscellaneous: The folks at the MAGA blog I posted a few time on deleted all of my posts. MAGA folks can't handle the truth. It's too inconvenient and identity-threatening.