Tag: internet
Net neutrality is dead, but not if these senators get one...
"We need to be paying attention, educating ourselves and others, and speaking out. This is the moment to fight!"
Next stage of Net Neutrality conflict begins
We need to continue to build power to ensure Internet access is seen as a human right and a tool of free speech with equal access for all.
Threshold met – senators force vote on net neutrality
While this is a "major milestone" achieved, it's the first step in the fight to save net neutrality.
Senators vow to ‘fight’ FCC’s decisions regarding net neutrality
“We will fight the FCC’s decisions in the courts, and we will fight it in the halls of Congress.”
Net Neutrality Ruling Finally Rights a Terrible Wrong
This victory is a testament to the indefatigable work of millions of citizens determined to stand up to corporate lobbies.
Poor-Shaming 2.0
Why do Republicans insist on humiliating low-income households when it comes to their qualification for aid to access the Internet? It's shameful that GOP officials continue to demean people in need.
How a Mid-Sized Tennessee Town Took on Comcast, Revived Its Economy...
Even if more mergers go through, having a public option for internet, cable and phone service is always better for consumers. Chattanooga, Tennessee showed America just that, by providing municipal broadband internet to residents.
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Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.
Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and Congress pushes back
Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.
Scale raises the ceiling, but fiscal foundations determine whether autocracy or democracy prevails
The implication is stark: democracy is not only a constitutional or ideological arrangement; it is fundamentally a fiscal one.
The Paris Prelude: Why the US and China are moving toward a Cold Peace
Nuanced engagement is an improvement over chaotic confrontation.
State Department purge left US exposed as Iran war sent energy prices soaring
Internal layoffs removed the very officials who would have modeled oil supply disruptions, coordinated with Gulf energy partners, and prepared for retaliatory strikes as war with Iran drove gas and crude prices sharply higher.