Pitt frequently pimps his truthout.org website at DU but is not as crass as Bev Harris shaking down the DUmmies for cash....yet.
Not directly take their cash (but now that you mention it they sure seem willing to buy snake oil over there. One person is even willing to buy him champaign after this little chain jerk). He may however get paid for hits to his article or to the site. The more interest he can generate, the more he stands to make.
I've never seen a more gullible group of people. Spalding Smails should be their mascot: "That kid will eat anything."