Stories by Robert W. McChesney
Broadband internet is the electricity of the 21st century -- and the rest of the world is poised to leave America in the dark.
Posted on Jan 23, 2006, Source: Washington Monthly
Members of Congress are working to reverse the damage done by the recent FCC ruling that opened the floodgates to media consolidation.
Posted on Jun 16, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Federal Communications Commission chair Michael Powell is pushing ahead with a June 2 vote to gut longstanding rules designed to prevent the growth of media monopolies.
Posted on May 16, 2003, Source: The Nation
The Feds are beginning to reassert the all-but-forgotten principle that decisions about media ownership should take into account the public interest.
Posted on Feb 28, 2003, Source: The Nation
On Friday, a dozen former "Nader's Raiders" told Ralph to drop out of the presidential race. But they are asking the wrong candidate to quite the race -- strategically, they should have asked Al Gore to quit the race and throw his support behind the Greens.
Posted on Oct 31, 2000, Source: Madison Capital Times