An op-ed about net neutrality by two Obama veterans, later reported on as news, was based on a white paper funded by two industry lobbying groups.
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Posted inHousing and Transportation
5G Rollout Is an Administrative-State Fail
Reliable wireless networks? Safe air travel? Why not both?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Verizon and AT&T Partner With Pro–Police Militarization Lobbying Group
The National Sheriffs’ Association, which counts the telco giants as ‘platinum partners,’ lobbies Congress to make the Defense Department’s 1033 military equipment transfer program permanent.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Filipino Workers Who Refused to Break a U.S. Strike Now Jailed for Union Activism
The Duterte regime plants ‘evidence’ on call center union members who declined to scab when U.S. workers walked off the job.
Posted inWorking in America
‘Why We Wear Red on Thursdays’
Unlike other unions over the last 30 years, CWA has continued to strike—and continued to win. Their enduring preparedness starts with something as simple as wearing red.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Ridiculous D.C. Invite of the Week: Verizon’s Criminal Justice Forum
Introducing our series on how Washington works.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Out With ALEC, In With Corporations Writing Their Own Laws
As the corporate bill mill wanes in influence, large businesses are taking matters into their own hands.
Posted inLaw and Justice
AT&T Hires Verizon (Excuse Me?)
Why has one telecom giant hooked up with its chief rival—and what does it portend for their more than 200 million subscribers?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
DCCC Vendors Work for Corporations Lobbying Against Democratic Policies
The DCCC has blacklisted vendors that work with progressive challengers, but it continues to pay those whose corporate clients work to block policies like net neutrality and Medicare for All.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Digital Media Is Suffocating—and It’s Facebook and Google’s Fault
Newsrooms across the country are laying off journalists, because the ad dollars generated from their work all filter up to Big Tech.
