The Beloved, If Misunderstood, FCC Rule’s Promise Was Far Greater Than Its Performance A couple listens to the radio in 1957. Courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. by ALLISON PERLMAN | APRIL 12, 2021 (zocalopublicsquare.com) The Fairness Doctrine—the federal communications policy, in place from 1949 to 1987, that required U.S. broadcasters to address controversial… Continue reading
Why isn’t the Breed Administration moving for municipal broadband? That’s The Agenda for April 11-18 ByTIM REDMOND -APRIL 11, 2021 (48Hills.org) San Francisco could have a comprehensive public broadband system at a cost of about $35 a resident, city officials said this week. At a hearing on the city’s future technology… Continue reading
“Democracy is government by the people who show up.” –Steven Teles, Braver Angels Braver Angels is a New York-based 501 nonprofit affiliated with the Institute for American Values. The organization runs workshops, debates, and other events where “red” and “blue” participants attempt to better understand one another’s positions and discover… Continue reading
The senator’s opposition to increasing the corporate tax rate could benefit an industry that bankrolled his election bids. Jordan Howell April 10, 2021 (The Daily Poster) Photo credit: Jim Watson/Getty Images This report was written by Jordan Howell This week, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., signaled his resistance to President Joe Biden’s… Continue reading
Apr. 9, 2021 6:30 p.m. (SFExaminer.com) NEWS NEWSLETTER THE CITY Activists rally after placing their hands dipped in clay all over BlackRock headquarters on Friday, April 9, 2021. (Jordi Molina/Special to the S.F. Examiner) Activists paint a street mural depicting a thunderwoman during a demonstration outside Wells Fargo corporate headquarters… Continue reading
Hattie Thomas Whitehead, 72, is one of at least 10 living former Linnentown residents. In this April 3, 2021, photograph, she stands outside of Creswell Hall at the University of Georgia, where Linnentown homes once stood, in Athens, Ga. Photo: Lynsey Weatherspoon for The Intercept Fifty Black families were forcibly displaced… Continue reading
The New Untouchables by Nigel Harris Nigel Harris’s ground-breaking book examines migration as a response to changes in the world economy. He shows that, despite tighter controls, increasing numbers of workers are moving, whether legally or not, between countries. Unskilled immigrant workers play a vital role in improving standards of living… Continue reading
A very detailed walkthrough of the big new left economic idea. By Dylan Matthewsdylan@vox.com Apr 16, 2019 (vox.com) Illustrations by Christina Animashaun Modern Monetary Theory is having a moment. The theory, in brief, argues that countries that issue their own currencies can never “run out of money” the way people or businesses can…. Continue reading
The Case for a Job Guarantee by Pavlina R. Tcherneva One of the most enduring ideas in economics is that unemployment is both unavoidable and necessary for the smooth functioning of the economy. This assumption has provided cover for the devastating social and economic costs of job insecurity. It is also… Continue reading
