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The Internet vs. the FCC: Activists, Web Companies Launch Day of Action to Save Net Neutrality
Will Wednesday's massive online protest stop the gutting of net neutrality rules by Trump appointee Ajit Pai?
GOP Cuts Would Devastate Social Programs Already Struggling to Meet the Needs of the Poor, Nonprofits Warn
Nonprofit providers can supplement the social safety net, but they can't replace it.
Silencing Leila de Lima: President Duterte’s “First Political Prisoner” in the Philippines’ Brutal Drug War
The Philippines senator's detention is emblematic of “sneaking authoritarianism” amid the president's bloody war on drugs.
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As Single-Payer Gains Momentum, 1 Adult in Every 830 Lacking Insurance Will Die
Two-million more Americans are without health insurance thus far in 2017.
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Will the UN “Leave No One Behind” and Improve LGBTI Health and Well-Being?
Research on the health and well-being of LGBTQI populations is inadequate and incomplete in much of the world.
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Philadelphia’s Alternative to Gentrification Spreads Opportunity to All Corners
Stark boundaries — rich vs. poor, black and brown vs. white — begin to break down as people share gathering places.
Does Scott Pruitt Have a Solid Case for Repealing the Clean Water Rule?
If the Trump administration successfully rescinds the Clean Water Rule, many wetlands might lose federal protection.
Confronting White Supremacy: Lessons From a Counter-Rally at the Birthplace of the Ku Klux Klan
Charlottesville, Virginia, is confronting the real terrorism of racial violence and we can stop it, say rally organizers.
Growing My Way Out of Dystopia: Can We Stop Feeling Quite So Helpless in a World on the Skids?
If we put our minds to it, we can still grow food, block by block, and feel a hell of a lot less dystopian in the bargain.
Republicans in Several States Are Lowering the Minimum Wage
With the political world focused on the health care battle, Republicans in at least four states seek to cut wages.