America Is Not Polarized. America Is Afraid — And Fear Is Being Monetized.

Someone is getting paid every time you are afraid. The cable news industry generates over seven billion dollars annually. The global attention economy generates over six hundred billion. The product driving those numbers is not information. It is your anxiety. And three systems — cable news, political fundraising, and social media algorithms — are profiting from both sides of the political divide simultaneously. In this episode, Keith D. Terry argues that America is not polarized. America is ...