by Rudy | Dec 26, 2017 | Community, Media, __Community2017, __Media2017
[Community] Killing Net Neutrality Has Brought On a New Call for Public Broadband by Zaid Jilani Posted December 26, 2017 The Federal Communications Commission’s 3-2 vote to repeal net neutrality rules has many worried that Internet service providers will now build...
by Rudy | Dec 21, 2017 | Community, Economic, __Community2017, __Economic2017
[Community] 6 Ways We’re Already Leading an Economic Revolution by Gar Alperovitz Posted December 21, 2017 From the “buy local” movement to public banking, we’re well on our way to a more democratic, cooperative, and people-centered economy. While progress is never...
by Rudy | Dec 15, 2017 | Community, Political, __Community2017, __Politics2017
[Community] Turning the tide against water privatization in Wisconsin By John Stewart Posted December 15, 2017 The pieces were in place for the water industry to take control of Wisconsin’s public water systems and reap a huge profit at the community’s expense. Aqua...
by Rudy | Dec 14, 2017 | Community, Political, __Community2017, __Politics2017
[Community] This City Hall, brought to you by Amazon By Danny Westneat Posted December 14, 2017 There’s rising worry that corporations are taking over America. But after reviewing a slew of the bids by cities and states wooing Amazon’s massive second headquarters, I...
by Rudy | Dec 12, 2017 | Community, Media, __Community2017, __Media2017
[Media] The FCC Votes to Let Monopolies Decide What Local News You See By Sue Wilson Posted December 12, 2017 Ten years from now, people could look at their local news reporting and wonder how it ever went so wrong. You’ve heard of fake news? You ain’t seen nothing...
by Rudy | Dec 10, 2017 | Community, Economic, __Community2017, __Economic2017
[Community] Local currencies: The wasted opportunities By Ted Trainer Posted December 11, 2017 In the sad history of the world a major role has been played by power over currency. Those who have most of the money, or capacity to create it such as banks, have been in a...