[Link] If Americans can’t have basic things like childcare, our democracy is a sham

Read: 6/11/2021 www.theguardian.com

In 2014, Northwestern and Princeton researchers published a report statistically documenting how lawmakers do not listen or care about what most voters want, and instead mostly care about serving their big donors.

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[Link] How Big Telecom Killed Rules That Would Have Prevented Hurricane Ida Outages

Read: 1/9/2021 www.vice.com

As Louisiana residents dig out from underneath the massive damage caused by Hurricane Ida, many are having to do so without essential communications options.

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[Link] Biden Broadband Plan Weakened by Lobbying and ‘Bipartisan Compromise’

Read: 5/8/2021 www.vice.com

The Biden administration’s original $100 billion broadband plan has been steadily scaled back by “bipartisan compromise” and telecom lobbying.

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