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Why the Internet Will Soon Be Two-Tiered

Low-income people of color stand to lose the most from the erosion of net neutrality.

Jay Cassano and Michael Brooks

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The Billionaires’ Scheme to Destroy Democracy

The 1% are advocating a campaign for a one-dollar-one-vote plutocracy.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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China’s Green Movement

Environmentalists cut through the smog of state repression.

Michelle Chen

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Downton Abbey, Season 4, Episode 8: Dear Abbey, What’s to Become Of Us?

One writer's advice for Downton's plot-twist-beset heroes and heroines.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Anti-Fracking Fight Heats Up in Maryland

Baltimore's march against the proposed Cove Point project was the largest environmental protest in the city's history.

Bruce Vail

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Free Contraception Is in Danger Again

A Supreme Court case may prioritize employers' religious freedoms over women's health.

Ruth Rosen

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NFL Homophobia Revealed: Football Is a ‘Man’s-Man Game’

The league's remarks about Michael Sam aren't just anti-gay; they are employment discrimination.

David Sirota

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Who’s Afraid of Rahm Emanuel?

Amara Enyia, who plans to run for mayor of Chicago in 2015, certainly isn’t.

Kari Lydersen

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Former FCC Commissioner Warns Against Comcast-Time Warner Merger

Michael Copps says the commission's love affair with industry destroyed independent media outlets.

Michael Winship

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Return to Lender

A scheme to save the U.S. postal service by turning post offices into community banks.

Michelle Chen

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Kentucky’s Keystone XL

Nuns, landowners and environmentalists take on the union-backed Bluegrass Pipeline.

Cole Stangler

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The GOP’s Fight Against Medicaid

4.4 million more Americans than last year have health insurance—no thanks to Republicans.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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UIC Faculty: We’re Striking for Students

Two faculty members at the University of Illinois-Chicago give a firsthand account of why they're striking.

Lennard Davis and Walter Benn Michaels

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Laverne Cox: Transforming Hollywood

The trailblazing Orange is the New Black star has become a powerful voice for trans people, including CeCe McDonald.

Yasmin Nair

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Downton Abbey, Season 4, Episode 7: A Farewell to Charms

Downton ties up this season's loose ends, and the results are pretty offensive.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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PBS: Bought and Paid For

Strapped for cash, the public station took money from an anti-pension crusader. Then it promoted pension cuts.

David Sirota

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Redefining Work

Before we can call work 'noble,' we have to agree on what it is.

Peter Frase

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What the Media Need To Know About Trans People

After the suicide of 'Dr. V.' trans activists and journalists discuss how to prevent future tragedies.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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New Rules for Radicals

How George Goehl is transforming community organizing.

David Moberg

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When the Boss Wants a Union, But the GOP Says ‘No’

Volkswagen is willing to let employees at its Tennessee plant unionize, but Republicans are stiff in their opposition.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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Saving Lake Superior

On the southern shore, the Chippewa band together to stop a mine.

John Collins

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Downton Abbey, Season 4, Episode 6: Pig Poop, Right in the Kisser

'Edgy' plotlines about abortion and interracial romance are upstaged by pig feces.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Washington’s Selective Deficit Disorder

Politicians only impose austerity when it suits them.

David Sirota

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Illinois Attorney General Fights to Stop Jon Burge’s Pension Payments

The former police commander has raked in thousands while in prison for lying about torturing detainees.

G. Flint Taylor