A Washington Post logo is displayed at the newspaper's editorial headquarters on May 17, 2025, in Washington, DC. Early this year, Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos publicly asserted control over the storied newspaper’s opinion section. On Christmas Day, the Post editorial board published a gift for its owner, the world’s fourth-richest man: a flagrantly misleading column opposing Medicare for All. Later this week, millions of people will be on the hook for substantially higher health insurance premiums, or forego coverage altogether, thanks to Republicans’ policy decisions. At no point did the Post editorial board mention that Bezos, who is Amazon’s chairman and its largest shareholder, has a stake in the healthcare debate.

Source: Washington Post December 31, 2025 12:54 UTC