cshenton

Do you think that sort of funding model has a future in journalism on a larger scale, or is there another adjustment that needs to be made?

I would imagine it has something to do with unions being made up of lots of people, and thus having a better claim to wielding a large influence. Whereas the Koch brothers are two dudes, and only claim to represent their own interest.

Basically, the unions' level of influence is based upon their large memberships, so they can claim to speak for a lot of people; the Kochs speak only for themselves, but have a wildly disproportionate amount of influence for being only 2 people.