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The GOP Is Blocking A Last Ditch Effort To Bring Cheap Broadband To Poor Americans

2 years 5 months ago
The FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), part of the 2021 infrastructure bill, currently provides 23+ million low-income Americans a $30 broadband discount every month. But those 23 million Americans are poised to soon lose the discount because key Republicans — who routinely dole out billions of dollars on far dumber fare — refuse to fund a $4-$7 billion extension. As […]
Karl Bode

St. Louis' Crash Apparatus Shows the Sickness of Car Dominance

2 years 5 months ago
We are inured to the violence of our car-centric transportation system. Crashes are just part of the deal, right? As drivers we accept the inconvenience of a lane closure, perhaps the fleeting gratitude that we weren't involved this time, and we move on.
Christian Frommelt