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Howard Stern unplugged: With the government escalating its war on radio free speech, the shock jock's days are numbered.; By Eric Boehlert Apr 14, 2004
First they came for Howard: Why isn't everyone who cares about free speech rallying around the embattled radio personality?; By Dan Savage Apr 14, 2004
Dirty old man: George Carlin on obscenity in the age of Ashcroft.; By Charles Taylor Apr 3, 2004
Watch your mouth: In its Thursday ruling against Bono and Howard Stern, the FCC announced that a new day of language policing has dawned.; By Eric Boehlert Mar 19, 2004
Big Brother -- or Big Daddy?: Someone should remind the people now exploiting Janet Jackson's boob -- Washington politicians -- that most TV programming is democratically elected.; By Charles Taylor Feb 12, 2004
Tit for tat: How Justin Timberlake accomplished what the president hasn't been able to: Bring us closer to our fundamentalist brothers.; By Charles Taylor Feb 3, 2004
The media octopus loses a tentacle: Congress has dealt Bush a stinging defeat on the FCC's relaxed new ownership rules -- and is threatening to strike a fatal blow.; By Eric Boehlert Nov 21, 2003
Trent Lott, populist hero: Once a GOP ultra-partisan, the deposed Senate leader is now leading the charge against the FCC and media giantism. Is it his revenge against the Bush White House?; By Eric Boehlert Sep 22, 2003
The truth, new and improved: If you liked the Iraqi Information Minister, you'll love the new FCC Minister of Information.; Cartoon by Mark Fiore Jun 6, 2003
Just say no to supersized media: In Atlanta, at the last "unsanctioned" FCC hearing organized by dissident commissioners, Big Media gets small support.; By Meredith Hobbs May 29, 2003
Last stop before the media monopoly: FCC chairman Michael Powell is likely to get media ownership deregulated -- even though public comment is running 97 percent against it.; By Eric Boehlert May 23, 2003
The big blackout: Surprise, surprise: The TV networks that will benefit from the new FCC rules on media ownership have been keeping their viewers in the dark about the changes.; By Eric Boehlert May 22, 2003
Can the Web beat Big Media?: FCC czar Michael Powell says new technologies will let diversity flourish even as giant corporations consolidate their control over TV and newspapers. Dream on.; By Farhad Manjoo May 21, 2003
Habla usted Clear Channel?: If the FCC allows the two biggest Spanish-language media companies in the U.S. to merge, it'll create a media conglomerate that will dwarf all competitors -- and could help GOP-friendly radio titan Clear Channel deliver Hispanic votes for Bush in '04.; By Eric Boehlert Apr 24, 2003
The myth of interference: Internet architect David Reed explains how bad science created the broadcast industry.; By David Weinberger Mar 12, 2003
Clear Channel's big, stinking deregulation mess: The sorry state of the radio industry today is sabotaging FCC chairman Michael Powell's plans to let media conglomerates run wild.; By Eric Boehlert Feb 19, 2003
Deregulation's big lie: FCC chairman Michael Powell says the WorldCom debacle may result in more telecom mergers. So who ends up losing? We all do, explains one industry expert.; By Katharine Mieszkowski Jul 16, 2002
Every dial you take: The FBI is asking for more information about what you do on the phone, and no one is saying no.; By Jeffrey Benner Jun 18, 2002
Getting a lock on broadband: How the FCC is paving the way for a few big companies to control everyone's high-speed Internet access.; By Jeffrey Benner Jun 7, 2002
The Media Borg's man in Washington: FCC chairman Michael Powell, Colin's smooth, ambitious son, has never met a media merger he didn't like.; By Eric Boehlert Aug 6, 2001
Consolidation politics: With Michael Powell in charge at the FCC, more media megamergers are on the way.; By Robert Scheer Jul 26, 2001
One big happy channel?: The Telecommunications Reform Act handed over control of the radio airwaves to a chosen few. Will TV be next?; By Eric Boehlert Jun 28, 2001
Slim Shady takes a hit from the FCC: By Eric Boehlert; Jun 14, 2001
Slim Shady takes a hit from the FCC: Citing new indecency guidelines, the commission fines a radio station for playing Eminem.; By Eric Boehlert Jun 13, 2001
Big radio bites back!: Major broadcasting companies and NPR are ganging up on low-power FM radio. Can John McCain save the day?; By Eric Boehlert Oct 16, 2000

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