This article calling for “universal base income” is another example to me that the culture is changing in a bad way. I have never seen so many collectivist mention Marxism openly than in recent months. Anyone else see this uptick in journalism-news articles?
On the other hand, laissez-faire proponents have gotten a lot more vocal lately, too. 
I’m not sure the loudness, frequency, nor explicitness of journalists necessarily predicts the direction of a culture. I, for one, hate most of the MSM. And, those who like MSM may not have much influence on cultural direction.