Amalia Deloney and Steven Renderos wrote this post. It may make it to a few other blogs, too. We had high apple pie, up in the sky hopes for the promise of an open Internet. Why were communities of color and the poor so happy? Because the key to the Obama Administration’s success in the [...]
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Yes We Won’t?
Posted in Broadband, Civic Engagement, Communication Rights, Digital Divide, Internet for Everyone, Media Action Grassroots Network, Media Justice, tagged Broadband, Communication Rights, Digital Divide, digital inclusion, digital justice, Justice 2.0, MAG-Net, Media Justice on May 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
MSP and the Census
Posted in Civic Engagement on February 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s a quick recap of the work Main Street Project is currently doing on the Census. To check out and order our Census Guide please click here. If there are any resources that would be helpful please let us know. You Count
The Midwest Rural Assembly or What I Did During (Part of) My Summer Vacation
Posted in Agriculture, Broadband, Civic Engagement, Economic Development, Health Care, Rural Media on August 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Absolutely incredible! That’s what I’m thinking as I’m leaving Sioux Falls and the Midwest Rural Assembly to return to a long-planned vacation with my ever-so-patient spouse. Before I go offline for the rest of the week, here are a few reflections. The crowd was amazing. Over 150 people came from 13 states and Washington, D.C. [...]
In search of the White House beer fridge
Posted in Civic Engagement on July 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When I was much younger, I managed a number of political campaigns and worked on dozens more. Mostly I thought of them as valiant efforts for under-resourced, over-matched, but good-hearted candidates for office. There was never any money to be made doing these campaigns, but there were psychic rewards. One for me was the fantasy [...]
Feb. 17th, 2009: The Day TV Channels Go Dark
Posted in Civic Engagement, Communication Rights, Digital Divide, Education, FCC, Media Justice, Rural Media, tagged DTV, DTV Transition, TV on January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As of today, television stations across the nation will end the era of analog broadcasting and begin broadcasting in digital only on February 17, 2009. This means changes for over-the-air TV viewers, who will gain access to more channels and clearer signals, but who may also need new equipment to continue watching free TV. The [...]
November 4, 2008 – Vote – Get out the vote
Posted in Civic Engagement, Elections 2008, Immigration Rights on November 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
You can milk a cow the wrong way once and still be a farmer, but vote the wrong way on a water tower and you can be in trouble.” John F. Kennedy – 35th President of the United States of America No matter how this election ends it will be a historical moment for the [...]