The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been the governing body for America’s communications since 1934, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Communications Act of 1934 into law. Why does that matter?

At the time, the nation was in the depths of the Great Depression, and the radio spectrum was chaotic. Broadcasters were interfering with one another, signals overlapped, and there was no accountability. Roosevelt and Congress created the FCC to bring order, to protect the public interest, and to treat communication as a public utility—something to be used for the common good, not for manipulation.

Yet today, nearly a century later, we are facing a modern version of the same chaos. The televised and social media airwaves are oversaturated with headlines, misinformation, and sensationalism. The truth is buried beneath a mountain of noise designed to drive ratings and shape political perception rather than serve the people.

What’s worse, the safeguards that once kept this in check—the “public interest” standards and the guardrails against propaganda—have been eroded. The repeal of balanced coverage requirements and the loosening of oversight (accelerated by policies like the updated Smith-Mundt Act under President Obama) opened the floodgates for unchecked influence. Instead of protecting the public, our communications ecosystem now fuels division, demonizes citizens and leaders alike, and undermines accountability.

This is not what Roosevelt envisioned in 1934. The FCC was created to prevent exactly this outcome. We must restore its purpose: to ensure communication in America serves truth, fairness, and the public good—not propaganda, not partisan warfare.

Together, we can push back. Help me spread this message and demand accountability.