Sen. Al Franken (D.-Minn.) warned a packed house Thursday night in Minneapolis that the corporate takeover of our media, and the government’s failure to stop it, is one of the most important issues of our time.

Franken said our media system is at risk everywhere we turn — from our free speech online to the growing power of companies who own a massive number of media outlets.

Over the weekend, Sen. Al Franken made the corporate takeover of our media, and the government’s acquiescence to these corporations, frighteningly clear. Our media system is at risk everywhere we turn — from our free speech online to the growing power of companies who own a massive number of media outlets.

A new study about Internet regulation and job losses is part of a desperate strategy to spread fear and obscure the facts about Nat Neutrality, and pave the way for carrier control over online content.

Media giants are spending a fortune to convince lawmakers and regulators to dismantle consumer protections on the Internet and give industry absolute power over the most important communications medium of our time.

Big phone and cable companies are so determined to dismantle Net Neutrality that they’ve spent millions to flip Congress against you. Earlier this week, many in Congress delivered.

The continued highlighting of the issue of net neutrality, which is now more under threat of extinction than ever, is vital.