1 October 2026
The U.S. was supposed to spend $40 billion to build internet in rural America, then Elon Musk got a huge chunk of that money redirected to Starlink. He made hundreds of millions, while countless people still don't have good internet. We went to Louisiana where kids can't do their homework, schools can't support their students, and businesses struggle without a reliable connection. Host & Producer: John Gallen Editor: Anthony Moscorro Videographers: Ben Powell, Justin Feltman, & Zhenya Townley Video Production Manager: Isabel Atalaya Video Production Coordinator: Jodi Clemens Video Production Fellow: Astrid Dong Video Editing Fellow: Daria Nastasia Supervising Producer: Brady Welch ----- More Perfect Union is an Emmy-winning, nonprofit newsroom whose mission is to build power for working people. Here’s what that means: We report on the real struggles and challenges of the working class from a working-class perspective. We attempt to connect those problems to potential solutions. We report on the abuses and wrongdoing of corporate power. And we seek to hold accountable the ultra-rich who have too much power over America’s political and economic systems.
