Via Robert Weissman [1], a new Harris Poll finds that more Americans think the sun revolves around the Earth than think tobacco, oil, health insurance, telecom and drug companies are "generally honest and trustworthy. [2]"
And yet, somehow, the Beltway media still wonders why economic populism has taken center stage in our political debate.
Links:
[1] http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/01/16/6399/
[2] http://www.ourfuture.org/public-pulse/increasing-support-government-regulation