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Showing videos filed under: net neutrality
Rep. Keith Ellison, John Fugelsang & Dean Obeidallah, and Media Reform
April 7, 2011Republicans in Congress, says House Progressive Caucus Co-Chair Keith Ellison, are treating the budget and potential government shutdowns as an "opportunity to inflict generationally-changing policies" in the guise of paying the bills. We're facing a government shutdown not, Ellison notes, because Democrats won't compromise, but because Republicans like Paul Ryan are interested in forcing a fight over ideological issues.The F Word: Remembering Why Media Reform Matters
April 7, 2011Progressives cheered when it was announced Wednesday that Glenn Beck would be “transitioning” off his Fox News show. Beck's not gone for good, of course, but his daily screeds against the likes of Van Jones and Frances Fox Piven will be somewhat more limited -- perhaps to radio.Douglas Rushkoff: Keeping Corporate Hands Off Our Media
March 23, 2011"It seems that when you flip the switch too late you actually promote the revolutions in your country. What would've happened if Egypt hadn't flipped the switch? If people are home blogging their discontent they're a lot more controllable, a lot less dangerous," says Doug Rushkoff of the role of the Internet in the recent revolutions.Douglas Rushkoff, US Uncut, and Fighting for Bradley Manning
March 22, 2011"It seems that when you flip the switch too late you actually promote the revolutions in your country. What would've happened if Egypt hadn't flipped the switch? If people are home blogging their discontent they're a lot more controllable, a lot less dangerous," says Doug Rushkoff, author of Program or Be Programmed, of the role of the Internet in the recent revolutions.Dean Baker, Noor Elashi & Medea Benjamin, and Flooding in Pakistan
August 11, 2010The favorite bogeyman of the Right, Social Security insolvency, is rearing its ugly head once again. Obama's deficit commission has been told that no solution is off the table, and Dean Baker notes it wouldn't be the first time that a Democratic administration went forward with plans that a Republican couldn't sell to the American people.The F Word: Evil Inequality In the Works for the Web
August 11, 2010Google's corporate motto, it's been noted, is “Don't Be Evil.” They're going to be sorry they ever said it. By siding with Verizon vs. those fighting for a free and equal Internet -- that may be exactly what they're doing.Save the Internet: Net Neutrality Matters
July 1, 2010Since it's social media day out there in the world and here at GRITtv, we're reminding you that without Net Neutrality, the promise of a strong, free and open Internet for all, there'll be no social media sharing for any of us. We bring you this video from our friends at Save the Internet/Free Press explaining just why Net Neutrality matters.The F Word: Success on Net Neutrality
May 6, 2010Public pressure works, GRITtv guests love to say. Now we have a new example. In an update on our last show, FCC chair Julius Genachowski says he's now going to go ahead and regulate broadband under the same decades-old rules designed for phone networks.What's Next for Net Neutrality
May 6, 2010President Obama campaigned on the issue of a free and open Internet as a candidate who understood the importance of 21st-century communication tools, and he appointed a chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Julius Genachowski, who also is a strong proponent of Net Neutrality--or was. After the court ruling in Comcast v. FCC, it seems that Genachowski might cave in to the demands of the big telecom companies and allow them to continue to have free rein over your Internet access.Zach Carter, Net Neutrality and Too Big to Jail
May 5, 2010The financial reform bill made it through the first Republican filibuster last week and is being debated and amended now on the Senate floor. Regulating Wall Street isn't easy, though, and economics journalist Zach Carter has noted that the proposed reforms are "pretty flimsy"--he uncovered a loophole that allows banks to continue to make illegal trades without punishment!
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