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Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi Endorses Title II
Candace Clement
September 8, 2014
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is going to have to overturn rocks to find support for his proposed rules that turn the Internet into a two-tiered system and destroy all hope of real Net Neutrality.
The Internet Slowdown Is Coming --- Join the Fight
Amy Kroin
September 8, 2014
On Sept. 10, dozens of major tech companies and thousands of organizations are participating in the Internet Slowdown -- a glimpse of what the Internet could look like if we lose Net Neutrality.
Rally with #TeamInternet on Sept. 15
Amy Kroin
September 8, 2014
Get ready to ditch your same-old lunch-hour routine on Sept. 15 — because on that day we need your help to fight FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s plan to allow discrimination online.
Almost Everyone Who's Weighed in at the FCC Loves Net Neutrality
Amy Kroin
September 3, 2014
Our friends at the Sunlight Foundation are some of the best data detectives around. And when they analyzed the record-breaking number of comments on FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s Internet rules, they found that less than 1 percent oppose Net Neutrality.
On Net Neutrality, the FCC Can't Ignore the Public
Timothy Karr
September 3, 2014
There was no vacation for the Internet this summer. While many Americans slipped away to the beach, Internet users were busy defending the openness of a network that is now under siege.
Don't Say We Didn't Warn You: The Internet Slowdown Is Coming …
Candace Clement
August 29, 2014
If you’re reading this you probably already know that the fight for Net Neutrality is coming to a head. So here’s the deal: September will be epic, and it will all start with the Internet Slowdown.
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.
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.

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