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For Telco Industry Hacks, 'Progress' Is Just Another Word for Crony Capitalism
Timothy Karr
April 10, 2015
Millions of people have begun to use online tools to engage in policy fights and protect our online rights. That's a good thing. But it's rattled the cages of those on the losing side of these battles.
New Coalition Site Fight215.org Launches to Amplify Opposition to the NSA’s Mass Surveillance
Nadia Kayyali
April 8, 2015
A coalition of 34 organizations from across the political spectrum is launching Fight215.org today to help concerned individuals contact lawmakers and demand an end to NSA’s unconstitutional mass surveillance under the Patriot Act.
Millions of U.S. Broadband Subscribers Are Experiencing Artificial Internet Brownouts
Natalie Nicol
April 2, 2015
Interconnection is what makes the Internet work ... until it doesn't.
It's Always April Fools' Day With Comcast
Mary Alice Crim
April 1, 2015
It’s April Fools’ Day. To celebrate, we spent a couple minutes earlier this week dreaming up some quality jokey headlines for this post.
Horrible, Evil, Terrible Comcast
Mary Alice Crim
April 1, 2015
If Comcast takes over Time Warner Cable, it'll wield even more control over our online experience and how we connect and communicate.
The FCC’s Net Neutrality Order Protects Internet Freedom by Restoring the Law
S. Derek Turner
Matt Wood
March 31, 2015
“So, are there any surprises?” That’s the No. 1 question we’ve been asked since the FCC released the text of its Net Neutrality order.
Black America's State of Surveillance
Malkia Cyril
March 31, 2015
Ten years ago, on Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, my mother, a former Black Panther, died from complications of sickle cell anemia. Weeks before she died, the FBI came knocking at our door.
We Just Won One of the Most Important Civil Rights Victories of the 21st Century
Alex Nogales
March 30, 2015
We just won a historic victory, a critical step towards equality for Latinos in the digital age. Yet many American Latinos are unaware of this win and the tremendous potential it brings for us and our families to achieve full participation in the American dream: better educations, better jobs, more financial stability and more political power.
Comcast Screw-Up Forces Washington Man to Sell His New Home; Quoted Him $60,000 Installation Fee
Phillip Dampier
March 26, 2015
A Washington state man who just moved into his new home is now being forced to consider selling it to somebody else because Comcast repeatedly misled him about its ability to provide service.
Unlikely Allies Unite Against Mass Surveillance
Sandra Fulton
March 25, 2015
It’s not every day that you find the Free Press Action Fund, the ACLU, and the Committee to Protect Journalists joining forces with libertarian think tanks like the Competitive Enterprise Institute and R Street.

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