House Panel Shoots Down Net Neutrality House Panel Shoots Down Net Neutrality
Despite pressure from Internet mavens, Congress edged closer this week to a pay-as-you-go Internet.
Apr 27, 2006 / Feature / Jeffrey Chester
Bush’s Other War Bush’s Other War
The FBI's bid to examine Jack Anderson's papers is the latest battle in the Bush Administration's war against the media.
Apr 27, 2006 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Media Is the Mensaje The Media Is the Mensaje
Outspoken DJs on Spanish-speaking radio are giving immigrant activists a loud, clear voice.
Apr 27, 2006 / Ed Morales
Key House Panel Votes to Kill Community TV Key House Panel Votes to Kill Community TV
A key House committee--with the support of many Democrats--has approved a measure that eliminates the last remaining government policy insuring local oversight on communications ...
Apr 24, 2006 / Feature / Jeffrey Chester
Media Assault on Latin America Media Assault on Latin America
US media coverage of the rise of the Latin American left is an echo of the Bush Administration's simplistic, knee-jerk rhetoric.
Apr 13, 2006 / Feature / Jonathan Cook
Jeu de Vivre Jeu de Vivre
The real world is becoming more like a computer game every day. I worry that the computer itself is breeding little cyberhumans who will wander among us, sucking the humanity out o...
Mar 31, 2006 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
The Dot-Degree Boom The Dot-Degree Boom
Thanks to aggressive recruiting tactics and a complaisant Congress, online enrollments at the University of Phoenix and its spinoff, Axia College, are soaring. So are student debt ...
Mar 28, 2006 / Feature / Garrett Ordower
Science Fact or Science Fiction? Science Fact or Science Fiction?
Climate change is real, and its impact is potentially devastating to our way of life. So why do the news media have such a hard time telling the straight story?
Mar 27, 2006 / Feature / Bryan Farrell
Google’s Wi-Fi Privacy Ploy Google’s Wi-Fi Privacy Ploy
Google and other telecom giants are wooing cities with plans to create public Wi-Fi grids. But there's no such thing as a free digital lunch: The price we pay is a loss of online p...
Mar 24, 2006 / Feature / Jeffrey Chester
Bloggers Join Fray on Political Ads Bloggers Join Fray on Political Ads
As the House considers two bills to regulate political speech on the Internet, the liberal Daily Kos and conservative Red State blogs are bedfellows, supporting a flawed GOP-sponso...
Mar 15, 2006 / Feature / Celia Viggo Wexler