Community Broadband
Chicago Diary: What I Saw at the Democratic National Convention
The struggle to balance corporate influence and grassroots demands was prominently felt at the DNC in Chicago.
What's New
In a Democratic vs. Republican Contest Over Broadband, Who Wins?
The idea behind 'Made in America' is to combine reindustrialization, national security, reviving left-behind places, cheering up blue-collar workers and reducing carbon emissions.
Exclusive
Exclusive Drew Clark Column: The Section 230 Disconnect at the Heart of Trump’s New Lawsuit
The speech Democrats view as dangerous and offensive is the same speech that Republicans feel is being silenced.
Antitrust
Exclusive Drew Clark Column on Antitrust and the Politics of Bashing Big Tech
Democrats have decided they’re against Big Tech. A smarter GOP would sense the opening and take it.
Explainers
Explainer: With Florida Social Media Law, Section 230 Now Positioned In Legal Spotlight
As Florida’s governor signs new social media law, Section 230 is on a collision course with reform and the law.
Broadband Mapping and Data
Proving Current Speed Threshold As Insufficient A Hurdle For House Bill: Consultant
A House bill raising the minimum connectivity threshold will need to convince lawmakers it is necessary, Steve Perry says.
Social Media
Political Right Relies on Division and Distraction to Maintain Working Class Support, Say New America Panelists
July 7, 2020 — The extremely wealthy and their priorities dominate American democracy, reinforcing profound economic inequality throughout the country, argued political scientists Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson in their recently released book, Let Them Eat Tweets: How the Right Rules in an Age of Ext
USTelecom
Broadband Roundup: FCC Announces More Rural Funding, Everyone On Expands Footprint, US Telecom Gets Political
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday announced that it had authorized $112.2 million in funding over ten years to expand broadband to nearly 48,000 unserved rural homes and businesses in nine states. This is the fifth wave of support from last year’s Connect America Fund Phase II auctio
FCC
Genachowski to Broadband: Reduce Prices, Increase Speeds, Increase Access, Embrace Competition
Image by jdlasica via Flickr Broadband providers are not taking the recent move by the FCC to reclassify broadband under Title II; i.e., put broadband under its regulation arm along with the likes of telephone companies, very lightly and have come out swinging to stop that effort. See (Obama’
Expert Opinion
A First Look at the Democratic Party Platform
WASHINGTON, August 15 – The principle author of the Democratic Party Platform, Karen Kornbluh, and Barack Obama’s senior foreign policy adviser, Susan Rice, were on-hand today at the New America Foundation’s DC office to discuss the official “Party Platform” policy document released today.
