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How to Live on $0 a Day: Assuaging Rage, One Prick at a Time

Lesley Stern | Posted 11.12.2009 | Comedy


Lesley Stern

If you're quivering with rage just thinking about Wall Street, it's time to take action. I've discovered a way to achieve a semblance of inner peace without therapists, tranquilizers or weapons.

Crack Open and Crowdsource AT&T's Anti-Net Neutrality Campaign

Art Brodsky | Posted 11.02.2009 | Technology


Art Brodsky

All of the lobbying you read about is minor league compared to the telephone industry. Read on and you will get a first-hand look at the power of a real major league lobbying organization.

The Net Neutrality Quandry for Big Telecom: Fight or Deal?

Art Brodsky | Posted 10.23.2009 | Media


Art Brodsky

Big Telecom is used to winning, and winning big. And yesterday, they lost as the FCC approved a Net neutrality proposed rule.

FCC Vote To Spur Telecom Lobbying

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 10.23.2009 | Books


A unanimous vote yesterday by the Federal Communications Commission brought the Internet one step closer to government regulation -- a move that has l...

Obama Small Business Plan Falls Short of Real Solutions

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 10.21.2009 | Business


Lloyd Chapman

Today, President Barack Obama held a press conference in Landover, MD to announce the administration's plans for a, "New Small Business Lending Initia...

Big Telecom Wants to Squash the Free Internet, Starting Now

Art Brodsky | Posted 10.19.2009 | Technology


Art Brodsky

Republicans and Democrats are sending hostile letters to the FCC all in the cause of making sure that AT&T, Verizon, Comcast and the rest can run the Internet the way they want to and to hell with the way the it has developed.

Does Astroturf Ever Die?

Timothy Karr | Posted 10.16.2009 | Media


Timothy Karr

These fake grassroots groups have scored some amazing successes. Working together with lobbyists and a pack of sputtering media pundits, they've bullied Washington's timid leadership.

How to Live on $0 a Day: Financial Doldrums Got You Down? Look on the Bright Side

Lesley Stern | Posted 10.10.2009 | Comedy


Lesley Stern

Pre-stirred yogurt: This was one of the first costly luxuries I gave up. Yes, it's exhausting having to actually stir the yogurt flavoring, but it's a great way to combine breakfast and exercise.

DoJ Admits Telephone Companies' Role in Secret Spying

Wired | Ryan Singel | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics


The Department of Justice has finally admitted it in court papers: the nation's telecom companies are an arm of the government -- at least when it co...

Kindle Price Cut: Amazon Launches International Version, Lowering Cost Of U.S. Version To $259

The Associated Press | RACHEL METZ | Posted 10.08.2009 | Technology


CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP)-Amazon.com Inc. is cutting the price of its Kindle electronic-book reader yet again and launching an international version, in ...

"There's A Map For That": New Verizon Ad Mocks AT&T (VIDEO)

Posted 10.06.2009 | Technology


*See video below* The wireless wars are getting uglier. Verizon Wireless just released a snarky new ad that knocks AT&T's spotty service -- and this ...

Fighting the Zombies: Ten Ways to Debunk Telco Shills

Timothy Karr | Posted 10.02.2009 | Technology


Timothy Karr

What does the debate over Net Neutrality have in common with a zombie horror flick? As the phone and cable companies send out a brainless horde of shills and lobbyists, it's not hard to make the connection.

Google Strikes Back Against "Nonsensical" AT&T in Broadband Spat

Sam Gustin | Posted 09.28.2009 | Technology


Sam Gustin

Google has struck back against AT&T in the ongoing battle over net neutrality, the idea that broadband providers like AT&T should not discriminate against services that compete with their own offerings.

AT&T Complains Google Voice Violates FCC's Net Neutrality

AP | JESSICA MINTZ | Posted 09.26.2009 | Technology


SEATTLE — AT&T Inc. said Friday that Google Inc.'s Internet phone program gets an unfair advantage from blocking calls to rural communities wher...

To the Dems Who Voted to 'Defund ACORN': Where is the Defund Blackwater Act?

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics


Jeremy Scahill

Democrats have joined Republicans in voting to "Defund ACORN," yet they have done nothing to stop Blackwater's ongoing taxpayer-funded crusade in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Damage that Time has Done

Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 09.22.2009 | Media


Joe The Nerd Ferraro

Time's cover is the beginning of a rehab job for Glenn Beck. The magazine is trying once again to make it okay for people to sponsor this "person".

It's Day One For the Open Internet -- The Games Have Begun

Art Brodsky | Posted 09.22.2009 | Technology


Art Brodsky

Net Neutrality is a complicated-sounding term for something very simple. Companies that carry your Internet traffic shouldn't be allowed to play favorites.

GM's "60-day Buy Back" plan - more gimmicks or smart sales move?

Steve Parker | Posted 11.13.2009 | Business


Steve Parker

Another "Hail Mary" from GM? Or the real thing? Starting today and running through November, General Motors is offering buyers of their Core Four bra...

Farouk El-Baz: From Egypt's Deserts to the Moon and Back

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 11.11.2009 | World


Magda Abu-Fadil

El-Baz plans to highlight the issues of sustainable development and self-preservation at the Arab Environment 2009 conference in Beirut, Lebanon this November

Connecting the Dots -- How Big Telecom Will Try to Squash Our Fast-Internet Future

Art Brodsky | Posted 11.09.2009 | Media


Art Brodsky

A national broadband plan, required under the Federal stimulus program, should be a topic of discussion when the House Telecom Subcommittee begins holding their oversight hearings today.

Obama Administration Policies Will Divert Funds From Middle Class Economy

Chris Gunn | Posted 10.18.2009 | Business


Chris Gunn

We project that by counting big businesses in the United States and Europe as small businesses the Obama Administration may be shortchanging middle class firms out of as much as $100 billion a year in contracts.

Obama Officials Avoided Questions from Press on Misleading Contracting Data

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 10.18.2009 | Business


Lloyd Chapman

According to information in the Federal Procurement Data System, eight of the top ten recipients of federal small business contracts were actually large businesses or divisions of large businesses.

Obama Spouts Pro Small Business Rhetoric, But Gives Small Business Billions to Corporate Giants

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 09.24.2009 | Business


Lloyd Chapman

When you look closely at Obama's policies towards small businesses you start to think its just a matter of time before he loads small business owners into crowded train cars headed for prison camps.

Unmasking Astroturf

Timothy Karr | Posted 09.19.2009 | Media


Timothy Karr

A healthy 21st-century democracy doesn't need phony front groups. We need openness, accountability and real debate. And we need to know whom we're talking to -- and who's talking to us.

English Speaking Hispanics Lead in Mobile Internet Growth...

Chris Brassington | Posted 09.12.2009 | Business


Chris Brassington

"Latinos love their cell phones. The passionate nature of the culture fits perfectly with our first-rate sports programming and their desire to stay connected."