Open Access

No Internet in Egypt? We Can Fix That

Kosta Grammatis | Posted 05.25.2011

Kosta Grammatis

Essentially anyone in the vicinity of an OpenBTS tower with a cellphone can access and share vital information.

Electoral Reform: 1 Page 9 Points

Robert David Steele | Posted 05.25.2011

Robert David Steele

Since the year 2000, when I watched in horror as Al Gore took the dive and played dead in Florida (the theft was exposed three months before the fact ...

Larry Lessig: How Deregulation Failed the Internet

Timothy Karr | Posted 05.25.2011

Timothy Karr

If the FCC won't listen to history, perhaps it will listen to the present and a public demanding that the agency does the right thing by reclassifying broadband.

Save Trestles, Safe Trestles, Surf Trestles

Cameron Sinclair | Posted 05.25.2011

Cameron Sinclair

Access to Trestles, one of North America's most celebrated waves, is under threat due to safety and environmental concerns.

Google Bringing High Speed to Your Home

Ramon Nuez | Posted 05.25.2011

Ramon Nuez

On February 10th, Google announced its plans to to get into the ISP game by building an ultra-fast broadband network.

Support Net Neutrality

Rep. Jared Polis | Posted 05.25.2011

Rep. Jared Polis

Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is holding an important meeting to consider a net neutrality framework for the internet.

John Conyers Tries [and Fails] to Explain His Opposition to Public Science Access

Michael Eisen | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Eisen

Rep. Conyers would have us believe that it is just a coincidence that his bill would erase a government policy vehemently opposed by publishers who have contributed to his campaigns.

John Conyers, It's Time to Speak Up

Lawrence Lessig and Michael Eisen | Posted 05.25.2011

Lawrence Lessig and Michael Eisen

Conyers' proposed ban on "open access publishing" is the darling of the publishing industry because it would force the public to buy for-profit journals to get information that would otherwise be online for free.

Is John Conyers Shilling for Special Interests?

Lawrence Lessig and Michael Eisen | Posted 05.25.2011

Lawrence Lessig and Michael Eisen

Conyers is leading a proposal to forbid the government from requiring scientists who receive taxpayer funds for medical research to publish their findings openly on the Internet.