About 15% of California households lack access to high-speed internet, according to the latest report from UC Riverside. Read on … for more on the report’s findings. What does the report say? The biggest barrier to connectivity is affordability. The average monthly cost can range from $70 to $80 per month. Rural communities are even further isolated because of a lack of infrastructure investments from private companies. Full Story About 15% of California households lack access to high-speed internet, according to the latest report from UC Riverside. Researchers pointed to affordability as one of the biggest barriers to closing the persistent digital divide. Edward Helderop, associate director at UCR’s Center for Geospatial Sciences and report author, told LAist that the findings weren't surprising. “A lot of American households and California households don't have high-speed internet available at home,” Helderop said. “It's sort of just an unfortunate reality that that's the case for the state of California.” What does the report say? Nearly one in seven households in California doesn’t have reliable internet access, according to the report. The biggest barrier continues to be affordability. Even in urban areas, like Los Angeles, where broadband internet is more widely available, the average...

and for the Kurdish people in Rojava, Occupied Kurdistan for the Palestinian people in Occupied Palestine and for those resisting, under paramilitary siege, in the Occupied Cities of the U.S.

Streitbar ist die Münchner Gruppenschau „Antifascism: Now“ mit Arbeiten heutiger Künstler:innen. Und dringlich, wie eine „Nius“-AfD-Attacke zeigt.

Lessons from Italian antifascism.

Blackbird Infoshop & Café occupies a renovated brick storefront at 587 Abeel Street in Kingston’s historic Wilbur neighborhood. After the old pizzeria