Posts from July 2010

Sen. Franken to the Netroots: Only You Can Stop a Corporate Takeover of Free Speech
Tim Karr
July 26, 2010

Over the weekend, Sen. Al Franken (D.-Minn.) made the corporate takeover of our media, and the government's acquiescence to these corporations, frighteningly clear.

Make a Net Neutrality Video, Win a Prize
Megan Tady
July 22, 2010

It’s not every week that you can possibly win a prize by fighting for real Net Neutrality, but this is one of them.

Phone and Cable Money Continues to Flood Washington
Jenn Ettinger
July 21, 2010

The phone and cable companies released their second quarter federal lobbying reports today, and it comes as no surprise that they’re still flooding Washington with money to influence media policy and woo lawmakers.

The Big Industry Lie: Regulation = Job Loss
Tim Karr
July 20, 2010

My old friend Jay Stuckey has a saying that has stuck with me for decades: “Don’t let them piss on your leg and tell you that it’s raining.”

When Jay used it he was referring to politicians who lied to scare up votes. Today, this adage refers to powerful corporations that lie to scare politicians.

FCC Should Swiftly Restore Broadband Oversight Authority
Megan Tady
July 15, 2010

Free Press filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission today urging the agency to swiftly implement Chairman Genachowski's proposal to re-establish a legal framework that allows the Commission to connect millions of Americans to broadband and protect free speech and innovation online.

Internet R&B Sensation AHMIR: 'Creating Music on Our Own Terms'
AHMIR
July 14, 2010

As the #1 most popular R&B group on YouTube, it’s almost unimaginable and downright scary where we would be as music artists had the Internet not existed.

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