Here are three pictures of the Internet in the U.S.A., as it could be in the future. The first picture is the Internet with net neutrality, where no one’s data gets priority over another’s1. This is the kind of Internet…
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The Obligation to Speak for the Soldiers
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To build support for the invasion of Iraq that he wanted10, President Bush and his top advisors hyped the false ideas that Iraq was close to deploying nuclear weapons and was working with Al Qaeda, the terrorist organization blamed for…
Poll: Americans Want Government to Track Their Calls!?
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The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states the “right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects” and requires the government to get a warrant based on probable cause before a search1.” With an…
Telecoms Working Congress to Make ‘Information Superhighway’ a Toll Road
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The basic Internet principle of “net neutrality”, where no one’s content is favored over another’s, is now threatened by big telephone and cable corporations (the telecoms) and their allies in the U.S. Congress1. The telecoms, who now serve as gatekeepers…
A Simple Censure is Warranted
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The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing Friday on a resolution to censure President Bush for his domestic warrantless wiretapping program1. The censure would be only a slap on the wrist, but would serve notice that the Senate is watching…