As with many other social and economic problems, the pandemic has only deepened the digital divide. “Unlike in other wealthy nations, the federal government has imposed no cost controls to make broadband more affordable,” writes Will Carless in a recent article for Reveal. “The result: massive inequality in one of the modern world’s most basic […]
Pandemic highlights internet accessibility issues for students
Since March, Wisconsin’s public schools have moved their educational programs online. The transition from in-person to digital learning has highlighted the difficulties some students face in finding a stable broadband internet connection. Earlier today, WORT Producer Jonah Chester spoke with Ari Brown and Betsy Mueller, researchers with the Wisconsin Policy Forum. Brown and Mueller recently […]
COVID-19 relief bill drops funding for rural internet improvement
The state Senate passed a COVID-19 relief package today. Governor Evers signed the bill into law shortly after its approval on the Senate floor The fight for a COVID-19 relief bill pitted the governor’s office against state Republicans. Weeks ago, Governor Evers introduced two relief packages to the republican-held assembly, which were not taken up. […]
Split Show: Disinformation and First Nations Opposition to Border Wall...
On this episode, we hear two very different critiques of the Trump administration. First, journalist McKay Coppins offers the latest on his reporting about disinformation in the 2020 Trump campaign. Then, tribal law expert Richard Monette joins Esty in the studio for a discussion of the Tohono O’odham Nation’s opposition to Trump’s border wall and […]
Conversations about Wild Horses and Black Software
The BLM wants to get rid of wild horses on public land, and American Wild Horse Campaign is suing them. For the first part of the show, Esty talks with Suzanne Roy about the rounding up the horses. Suzanne is the executive director of AWHC. In the second half of the show, we talk with […]
Living with Big Tech
The internet is dominated by five companies: Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft. And it’s not just online—these giant tech companies are behind a lot of the smart devices collecting information about us every day, from Amazon Echo to robot vacuums to even “smart” toothbrushes that many consumers are bringing into their homes. Today on […]
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