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Jamilah King’s Investigative Piece: How Big Telecom Used Smartphones to Create a New Digital Divide
Jamilah King, News Editor at Colorlines, drops a new article which takes a compelling and thorough look at the $190 billion dollar telecom industry and why people of color and poor communities need to take up the fight for Internet freedom.
News for All the People
Juan Gonzalez and Joe Torres’ bestseller News for All the People takes the reader on a sweeping yet thorough journey through the history of the American media. They show that race has not been a marginal issue to the American press, but instead has been a main theme. . .
The Mirror of Oslo
While the European progressive and right wing political community have passionately debated and mutually denounced Breivik’s actions, and media pundits in both countries have debated the impact of this on European immigration policy and positions- the Left in the U.S. has said very little. I can’t understand why.
International Women’s Day: Imagining a New National Conversation
Speaking and listening to tightrope moms and their issues will not only make for a better national conversation about the future; it’s the politically smart thing to do.
Boehner Cries Crocodile Tears on FCC’s Open Internet Rules
Join us as we fight for a strong public voice and to imagine a new future together.
At the Oscars, Everything Is All White…
“The Oscars,” as it’s more commonly known, is one of the most hyped and watched cultural events in America.
Moral Budgets: Wedging Black Women’s Bodies
Despite high rates of unemployment, staggering rates of black poverty, and an insane federal deficit, House Republicans voted 240-185 last week to undermine women’s reproductive freedom…
The Internet Strikes Back: Why the Internet Needs Jedi Knights
We are low-income, working class, lower-middle class. And yes, we still deserve the best democracy has to offer. Tell Congress not to put our Internet rights on the open market.
One Size Does Not Fit All: A Slippery Slope to Increased Juvenile Incarceration
A recent incident in Omaha, Nebraska brings urgency to an issue soon to be debated in Congress regarding the handling of youth offenders by juvenile and criminal justice systems. In this case, police shot a 15-year-old boy in the chest following a traffic stop. Investigators said the boy shot at police first. The case has led one local senator to call for an overhaul of Nebraska’s juvenile justice system that would identify “aggressive juvenile offenders.” This is a dangerous reaction to a singular incident. But it is not uncommon. Politicians often legislate by anecdote. When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
Media Literacy Project: “Basta Dobbs, It’s Just the Beginning.”
Media Literacy Project celebrated a victory on November 11th when longtime CNN anchor Lou Dobbs announced his resignation.
