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Net Neutrality Activists Take the Senate by Storm
Amy Kroin
August 29, 2014
The partisan bickering on Capitol Hill can turn the most wide-eyed idealist into a disillusioned crank. But progress is possible even in this era of legislative gridlock. That’s why Free Press Action Fund members meet with their elected officials: to effect change.
Public to FCC: Stop the Merger
Mary Alice Crim
August 27, 2014
This week, tens of thousands of people — along with dozens of public interest organizations, media companies, and competitive telecom providers — spoke out against the kind of trouble we can expect if Comcast is allowed to merge with Time Warner Cable.
Comcast's Epic Fails
Amy Kroin
August 21, 2014
Florida resident Benny Druin needed Comcast to come out for a service call. No big deal, right? Well, the first technician couldn’t do the job. Nor could the second. Or the third.
Net Blocking: A Problem in Need of a Solution
Timothy Karr
August 20, 2014
For years a lineup of phone and cable industry spokespeople has called Net Neutrality “a solution in search of a problem.” The history of Net Neutrality violations proves otherwise.
Thank You, Black Internet
Malkia Cyril
August 20, 2014
As hundreds of Black residents in Ferguson march into another day of protests, a threatened but still open Internet has thrust the story into widespread visibility.
Want to Do More to Save the Net? Read This!
Mary Alice Crim
August 19, 2014
FCC votes on Net Neutrality and the proposed Comcast merger are looming — which makes this a crucial time to take action and mobilize everyone you know to join the fight.
Turning to the Open Internet to Tell the Story of #Ferguson
Mary Alice Crim
August 14, 2014
In the past few days, many of us have taken to the open Internet to express our outrage over the killing of yet another unarmed black teen: 18-year-old Michael Brown.
More Movement in the Campaign to Push Obama on Net Neutrality
Amy Kroin
August 14, 2014
After months of standing on the sidelines of the Net Neutrality debate, President Obama is now starting to show his support for the open Internet in a big way.
Free Press Pushes the FCC to Do Something About the Dismal State of Ownership Diversity
August 12, 2014
The FCC has been ducking its responsibility to boost media ownership levels among women and people of color. It's time for that to change.
File Under 'Much Needed': The FCC May Expand Its Political Ad Disclosure Rules
Amy Kroin
August 11, 2014
The Koch brothers will reportedly spend at least $250 million on the 2014 midterm elections — and that’s a conservative estimate. But while the Kochs may have the fattest wallet in the game, they’re hardly alone.

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