Senators in American History per great proponent of world war i and stood his ground advocating for free speech. He was about the people. And after the civil war america changed radically from a nation of Small Farmers and small producers and manufacturers by the leaked 18 seventies, eighties and nineties we had concentrations of wealth wealth, inequality and concern about the influence of money and government. So giving speeches all over wisconsin in the 1890s. If you want the speaker for your club and bob was the man he went to the county fairs or every event you could imagine. And built a reputation for himself. By 1900, he was ready to run for governor advocating on behalf of the people. He had to issues. The direct primary no more selecting candidates that convention. Number two, stop the interest and specifically the railroad. The 2015. U. S. Ambassador to United Nations in Samantha Power recently discussed in the Un Peacekeeping missions around the globe in the u. S. Role in per
Communicators we like to talk to the big thinkers on telecommunications policy. Joining us is university of pennsylvania professor Christopher Yoo, who runs the center for technology, innovation and competition there. Professor yoo, what is that . Guest it is research and education part of the school. We do research, hold eventses and sponsoring joint degree programs to train a new type of professional with both advanced legalling training, engineering and economic training. Host where does the technology and innovation come in when it comes to telecommunications policy. Guest if you look at the way we use devices, even back in 95, it was dialup. We have cable versus dsl. While this is projected to keep questioning through the roof, we now have not just a cell phone or data phone but typically a tablet, a cell phone that migrates on a wifi network, laptops. We have multiple connections tame, often in two hands and its a radically different world. Understanding technology include what t
Earlier wed been talking about the neutrality network, and Net Neutrality, i thought, was a little catchier. I didnt think it would catch on, but somehow it did. Host the president this week, proofer wu professor wu, spoke about Net Neutrality. Heres what he had to say. Im weighing out a plan to keep the internet free and open, and im urging the fcc to do everything they can to protect Net Neutrality for everyone. They should make it clear whether they use a computer, phone or tablet, internet providers have a legal obligation not to block or edit your limit to a web site. And they cant let any company pay for priority over its competitors. To put these protections in place, im asking the fcc to reclassify Internet Service under title ii of a law known as the telecommunications act. In plain english, im asking them to recognize that for most more thans the internet has become an essential part of everyday communication and everyday life. Host tim wu, whats your reaction to what the pre
With that term . Guest you know huiwei back in 2001 i was sitting around playing with some ideas and broadband discrimination, Net Neutrality i put them onto paper and one of them just had to stick. Larry was talking earlier about the neutrality network. Net neutrality is a little catchier. I didnt think it would catch on but somehow it did did. Host well the president this week professor wu spoke about Net Neutrality. Here is a little bit of what he had to say. Im laying out a plan to keep the internet free and open and thats why merging the federal Communications Commission to do everything they can to protect Net Neutrality for everyone. They should make it clear that whether youd use a computer, phone or tablet internet providers have a legal obligation not to block or limit your access to a web site. Cable companies cant decide which on line stores you can shop at or which streaming services you can use and they cant lead to any company pay for priority over its competitors. To pu
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