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The FCC’s Net Neutrality Decision

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Last Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on a party-line vote decided to reclassify broadband as a telecommunications service. This allows the FCC to impose more regulations on broadband Internet providers as if they were a public utility. The … Continue reading →

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R&D: The FCC’s Net Neutrality Decision

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on the FCC’s net neutrality decision. Why the F.C.C.’s Municipal-Broadband Ruling Matters, Too http://t.co/fSmez25GAD — The New Yorker (@NewYorker) February 28, 2015 Will my Netflix stream more smoothly now? … Continue reading →

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Net Neutrality

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Since the 1980s, when a deregulatory climate emerged in Washington D.C., American media companies have launched consolidation efforts to buy up smaller competitors to expand market share, taken control of national and local television stations, and merged with telecommunications … Continue reading →

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R&D: Net Neutrality

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on net neutrality. We’re About to Lose Net Neutrality — And the Internet as We Know It http://t.co/wmZeNrdUyG — Patricia Moore (@Jerrolddv) March 10, 2014 Who stands to lose … Continue reading →

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CFL Nationals R&D Part III: Homeland Security Issues, Bill of Rights Issues, and World Economic Issues

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is the final part of a special CFL nationals R&D: Homeland Security Issues Senate votes to extend Patriot Act from the Los Angeles Times The U.S. Senate voted to extend expiring provisions of the USA Patriot Act on Monday … Continue reading →

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R&D: North Korea Begs for Food Aid, China Hints at an Internet Clampdown, and Obama is Criticized on Spending

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for February 22nd: Starving N. Korea begs for food, but U.S. has concerns about resuming aid from the Washington Post Amid floods and a foot and mouth outbreak, North Korea has begun to beg the international … Continue reading →

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R&D: A 1979 Reflection on U.S. Foreign Policy, What the U.S. Loses if Mubarak Goes, and U.S. Lawmakers Prepare an Internet “Kill Switch”

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for January 31st: Dictatorships & Double Standards from Commentary Magazine This may not seem like an article you could use in extemp, since it comes from 1979, but the situation in Egypt is in some ways … Continue reading →

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R&D: The FCC’s Push for Net Neutrality, China Warns of Arms Race in Asia, and Belarus Has a Flawed Election

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for December 20th: The FCC’s Threat to Internet Freedom from the Wall Street Journal In this op-ed piece, the Wall Street Journal describes the FCC’s push for net neutrality and why it is will hamper innovation … Continue reading →

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R&D: The Feds Push to Use Internet Wiretaps, Chavez Suffers a Political Setback, and Sodium Tripental Shortage Halts Lethal Injections

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for September 27th: Wiretapped phones, now the Internet? from the New York Times (courtesy of the Minneapolis Star Tribune) In a move that alarms privacy advocates, national security officials are pushing for the ability to wiretap … Continue reading →

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AGD: Auto-Tune the News

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Corey Alderdice

Last weekend, we showed you The Economist’s “Did You Know 4.0” video. This week, we spotlight another internet novelty as part of a new series called AGD. Similar to the attention-getting devices used in speeches, we’ll spotlight news, novelties, and … Continue reading →

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