They're Socialists



When the French Socialist Party swept elections a few days ago, one of the notable aspects of American media coverage was a reluctance to call them what they are: socialists. Fox News called them "the opposition party." The New York Times called them "the left."



This is what it's come to: Now that the political pendulum is swinging left in Brazil, Venezuela, Spain, France and elsewhere, corporate/state-controlled media outlets hope the trend will starve due to lack of coverage. It's a strange tactic, unlikely to succeed, but it's worth noting nonetheless.