Bill and Rachel review Ben Tarnoff’s intriguing materialist history/policy book “Internet for the People” (Verso Books, 2022), which offers a critique of anti-monopoly reformism in favor of de-privatization.
Notes for ep. 443 (PDF): http://arsenalfordemocracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Book-Review-Notes-on-_Internet-for-the-People_-by-Ben-Tarnoff-2022-Verso.pdf
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Topics: The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 vs so-called reforms proposed now; a study on municipal broadband. People: Bill, Rachel, Nate. Produced: Jan 28th, 2018.
Episode 212 (52 min):
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Topics: Net neutrality, internet socialization, and nuclear constitutionalism. People: Bill, Rachel, Nate. Produced: Nov 26th, 2017.
Episode 205 (53 min):
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Obama’s comment on a Humans of New York post featuring a family in Iran is an important symbolic gesture and a hopeful sign for the future. Although… seeing as it was just signed “bo” we can’t rule out that it was the family dog.
Early internet pioneers wondered what new forms of media the hyperlink structure would create. How would people communicate best, with an entirely new way of presenting information? And the answer is… ranked lists.
