Gender Slurs: Why What Rush Limbaugh Said Is So Damning to Women
Rush Limbaugh's use of "slut" and "prostitute" was a textbook example of how horrifically damning gender slurs are, and why such forms of abuse deserve swift and serious action.
Rush Limbaugh's use of "slut" and "prostitute" was a textbook example of how horrifically damning gender slurs are, and why such forms of abuse deserve swift and serious action.
Dave Saldana | Posted 11.07.2011
Perhaps instead of kicking, screaming and spending millions trying to force the T-Mobile deal through, AT&T should just pay T-Mobile its $6 billion break-up fee, and spend $3.8 billion providing better service for its customers.
Jonathan Spalter | Posted 07.05.2011
The details of the spectrum debate at times can seem inscrutable and abstract to all but the most ardent of policy wonks. But the stakes for consumers and our economy couldn't be more plainly evident.
Jonathan Spalter | Posted 05.25.2011
I am truly amazed by the mobile technology that has been unveiled at this year's CTIA Wireless show in Orlando, Florida.
Alex Nogales | Posted 05.25.2011
Recent events have set the table for the FCC and the NTIA to help this country have an informed national discussion about the impact of our spiraling rhetoric.
Lowell Peterson | Posted 05.25.2011
It's time for Net Neutrality advocates to redouble our efforts to court web video watchers, indie film fans and people who love web comedy sites to take action. These are the people who rely on the unbridled content of the open internet.
Craig Aaron | Posted 05.25.2011
The fight over Net Neutrality -- that fundamental principle that keeps the Internet open and free from discrimination -- can get pretty wonky. It's s...
Danny Bakewell | Posted 05.25.2011
Getting connected online would provide a much-needed lifeline for struggling communities of color while empowering all Americans to survive and thrive in the new millennium and beyond.
Harold Feld | Posted 05.25.2011
How on Earth did the FCC get reduced from the consumer protection "cop on the beat" to pathetically tweeting the playoffs?
Alan Grayson | Posted 05.25.2011
It's time for all of us to step up. We need for the law to protect the internet: no discrimination in pricing or in service
Sam Seder | Posted 05.25.2011
There's nothing more depressing than when a trusted friend breaks a promise. Particularly, when that friend is so massive that they have the ability to un-democratize the internet almost single-handedly.
Art Brodsky | Posted 05.25.2011
The Senators who harp on the FCC's need to go to Congress to reverse a decision the Commission previously made know that Congress will never act in a timely fashion, if at all, to protect broadband consumers.
Danny Bakewell | Posted 05.25.2011
Rather than the FCC acting unilaterally, Congressional action on broadband is the only true way to bring the power back to the people.
Art Brodsky | Posted 05.25.2011
AT&T is once again swarming all over Capitol Hill getting their pet legislators to sign yet another disingenuous letter, this time claiming that consumer protection, universal service, and other much needed items are just a "distraction".
Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 05.25.2011
We all must play a role in developing the Internet's future. So record a video, go on CitizenTube, and upload a question to the the Federal Communication Commission.
Jonathan Spalter | Posted 05.25.2011
Speaking this week at the New America Foundation, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski offered a widely anticipated prelude to next month's formal unveilin...
WSJ | Posted 05.25.2011
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski is proposing that the agency apply tougher open-Internet rules broadly, raising concerns...
WSJ | Posted 05.25.2011
We're not sure just where Bruce Springsteen stands on open Internet policies, said Federal Communications Commission Julius Genachowski Monday at a mu...
wsj.com | AMY SCHATZ | Posted 05.25.2011
The Federal Communications Commission began to lay the groundwork for a bigger federal role in the broadband business Wednesday, outlining the hurdles...
Julius Genachowski | Posted 05.25.2011
The key to the Internet's success has been its openness...Notwithstanding its unparalleled record of success, today the free and open Internet faces emerging and substantial challenges.
AP | Posted 05.25.2011
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday confirmed Julius Genachowski as head of the Federal Communications Commission and Robert McDowell for a seco...
Art Brodsky | Posted 05.25.2011
The Obama Internet and tech agenda came roaring out of the transition under a full head of steam. Now it's more or less creeping along, bogged down largely by circumstances beyond its control.
AP | Posted 05.25.2011
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Tuesday named Julius Genachowski, a friend from Harvard Law School, as his nominee to chair the Federal C...
Rich Bengloff | Posted 05.25.2011
Just like the free exchange of ideas, freedom in the arts requires equal access for players of all sizes. When it's up to fans, demand for independent music increases dramatically.
Sarah O'Leary | Posted 05.13.2012