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Senator Wendy Davis Versus Texas Republicans; Internet Versus 24-Hour News Networks

Justin Davis — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 08:03:47 +0000

Moments ago, a riot and a revolution almost happened in Texas over women’s reproduction rights. According to TV news, there was nothing worth reporting. Thousands of people viewing the live feed of the proceedings, the people reporting on social media like Twitter and Facebook, and throngs of people numbering in the high hundreds to lower […]

CISPA Passed This Week Against Objections, Pleas, And Rationality

Tim Twelves — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:00:08 +0000

I guess after being paid craploads of taxpayer money ($174,000 annually), Senators need to show something for it, given they have one of the laxest schedules imaginable. Some of the bills that have gone through the house in the last week or two have included rolling back insider trading rules, making Congress immune to prosecution, […]

Fallout From SOPA/PIPA Strike; Work Left To Be Done

Matt Algren — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:01:31 +0000

The internet’s back on. Everybody okay? No lost limbs? Good. A lot has happened in the last 24 hours since Wikipedia, Reddit, and many other powerful websites went dark to protest SOPA and PIPA. Let’s take a look at the developments, but first a new short video released by New Left Media explaining why PIPA […]

The Net Killer A.K.A. SOPA

Joel Ausanka — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:18:38 +0000

Recently, a petition to get Marvel Comics to stop supporting SOPA, or the Stop Online Piracy Act, appeared online. While the SOPA name sounds reasonable enough, because of course creators’ intellectual property rights deserve protection, the onerous nature of the actual legislation along with the Protect IP Act (PIPA) is nothing short of super-villainous. An […]

Obama Promises Not To Remain Neutral On Net Neutrality

Tom Wyrick — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:39:48 +0000

For only the third time during his presidency so far, President Obama expects to veto upcoming legislation when he strikes down a bill that would otherwise dismantle the net neutrality provisions adopted by the FCC last year. The bill at the crux of the issue is Senate Journal Resolution 6, which states Congress disapproves of […]