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FCC, Deliver the Internet We Deserve
Center for Media Justice
November 24, 2014
On Nov. 20, members of the Media Action Grassroots Network and our allies at ColorOfChange.org, Presente.org and Free Press met with FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn to deliver a letter signed by more than 90 racial justice and civil rights organizations.
Corporate Buyout: Why Legacy Civil Rights Groups Are on the Wrong Side of History
Rashad Robinson
November 19, 2014
How did it come to this, when the NAACP, Urban League and other legacy civil rights groups are actually propping up Republican leadership in their efforts to tear down President Obama? It's like an alternative universe where stalwarts in the fight to amplify the voices of the powerless are now kowtowing to the corporations that wish to silence us.
Fighting for Online Equality for Latinos
Alex Nogales
September 3, 2014
For Latinos facing discrimination and unjust laws, the Internet has played a critical role in the movement for equality in this country.
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.
The Fight for Net Neutrality Is a Struggle for Human Rights
Aitza Haddad
August 1, 2014
The fight for Net Neutrality isn’t just a battle against companies trying to take over the Internet. It’s also a struggle for human rights.
#InternetHaikus on Net Neutrality
Joseph Torres
July 18, 2014
The Media Action Grassroots Network (MAG-Net) submitted 75 poems to the FCC that call on the agency to pass strong Net Neutrality protections.
Latino Leaders Speak Out in Support of the Open Internet
Joseph Torres
July 16, 2014
There’s a lot at stake for the Latino community in the fight over the future of the Internet.
Surveillance Lessons from 1971 Still Resonate Today
Joseph Torres
June 25, 2014
Our nation has long used surveillance to control marginalized and dissident voices. It’s an issue my colleagues and I recently learned a great deal about from activists who exposed our nation’s shameful surveillance operations 40 years ago.
Protest Grows Against FCC's Plan for Tiered Internet
Joseph Torres
Steven Renderos
May 16, 2014
On Thursday, more than 200 activists gathered outside the Federal Communications Commission to speak out against a proposal that would create a separate but unequal Internet.
Fighting the Zombie Lies: Sorry ISPs, Title II Is Good for the Economy
S. Derek Turner
May 14, 2014
Part of being a public interest advocate fighting for openness and competition in our communications markets is the need to repeatedly debunk already debunked industry lies.

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