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Latino Freedom is Internet Freedom
September 1, 2010 by Roberto Lovato
Two separate, but intertwining trends -- the intense political activism of country's nearly 50 million Latinos and the historic fight to keep the internet as it is: free, flat and open-are fundamentally altering the meaning of freedom in the United States. more »
Is the FCC Reading from the MMS Playbook?
August 25, 2010 by Jenn Ettinger
If you haven’t already, take a few minutes to read this piece that ran today in the Washington Post. Really, do it. I’ll wait. This is me waiting. “How the Minerals Management Service’s partnership with industry led to failure” is a play-by-play of how lax government regulation and industry-written rules led to the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, and brought a U.S. government agency to its knees. It eerily foreshadows where the Federal Communications Commission could be headed if Chairman Julius Genachowski doesn’t stand up to the industry he is in charge of overseeing. more »
In Minnesota, Hundreds Urge FCC to Protect Net Neutrality
August 20, 2010 by Jenn Ettinger
It was standing room only at South High in Minneapolis on Thursday night as more than 750 people turned out to show their support for Net Neutrality and free speech online. FCC Commissioners Michael Copps and Mignon Clyburn listened to hours of impassioned public testimony about the future of the Internet. more »
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Net Neutrality on the Front Burner
From Minneapolis to Mountain View, Net Neutrality is a hot topic.
Sen. Al Franken speaks up for Net Neutrality at a recent public hearing in Minneapolis.
Highlights from the hearing »
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