Obama's Democracy Stimulus

[Commentary] Building better broadband is not a bailout. It's a buildout for better democracy. Economic crisis or not, connecting everyone to a fast, open and affordable Internet will better our democracy as a whole. It's something we should have done well before mortgage bankers drove our economy off a cliff, well before the country fell from fourth to 15th in the world in broadband adoption. And it's something we should continue to prioritize well after this crisis is over. Millions of people trapped on the wrong side of the digital divide are being deprived of a better education, good jobs and full participation in our democracy.