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Verizon Swallows Net-Neutrality Champion Huffington Post

Verizon Swallows Net-Neutrality Champion Huffington Post Verizon Swallows Net-Neutrality Champion Huffington Post

What happens to press freedom when an ALEC-supporting telecom giant owns one of the world’s most-read news sites?

May 15, 2015 / Leslie Savan

90 Percent of the Over 10,000 Chemicals in Nail Products Haven’t Been Evaluated For Safety

90 Percent of the Over 10,000 Chemicals in Nail Products Haven’t Been Evaluated For Safety 90 Percent of the Over 10,000 Chemicals in Nail Products Haven’t Been Evaluated For Safety

Focusing too much on regulating retail workplaces and safety practices could let the products industry off the hook.

May 15, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Tennessee’s Abstinence-Based Sex-Ed Law Is Especially Bad for Black Students

Tennessee’s Abstinence-Based Sex-Ed Law Is Especially Bad for Black Students Tennessee’s Abstinence-Based Sex-Ed Law Is Especially Bad for Black Students

Memphis leads the nation in sexually transmitted infections, but its schools do little to keep students safe.

May 15, 2015 / Dani McClain

It’s Not Tom Brady We Should Be Worried About—It’s Roger Goodell

It’s Not Tom Brady We Should Be Worried About—It’s Roger Goodell It’s Not Tom Brady We Should Be Worried About—It’s Roger Goodell

If Roger Goodell believes that all documents should be disclosed, let’s start with the ones he is holding under lock and key.

May 15, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Russ Feingold Is Running Again for the Senate and for Economic Fairness

Russ Feingold Is Running Again for the Senate and for Economic Fairness Russ Feingold Is Running Again for the Senate and for Economic Fairness

“We need to get started fixing all this,” says Wisconsin progressive.

May 14, 2015 / John Nichols

Why Progressives Want to Rewrite the Rules—and the Story—of the US Economy

Why Progressives Want to Rewrite the Rules—and the Story—of the US Economy Why Progressives Want to Rewrite the Rules—and the Story—of the US Economy

A conversation with the Roosevelt Institute’s Mike Konczal.

May 14, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

Congress Has to Get Serious About Railroads and Infrastructure

Congress Has to Get Serious About Railroads and Infrastructure Congress Has to Get Serious About Railroads and Infrastructure

Too many derailments, too many bridge collapses. The neglect has got to stop.

May 13, 2015 / John Nichols

The Imaginary Public Support for Obama’s Trade Agenda

The Imaginary Public Support for Obama’s Trade Agenda The Imaginary Public Support for Obama’s Trade Agenda

Why does the White House keep telling reporters the public is lining up behind the trade push?

May 13, 2015 / George Zornick

The Fight For $15 Just Won a Powerful Supporter: Governor Cuomo

The Fight For $15 Just Won a Powerful Supporter: Governor Cuomo The Fight For $15 Just Won a Powerful Supporter: Governor Cuomo

In a victory for the Fast Food workers movement, New York’s governor has created a path for wage increases through executive action.

May 13, 2015 / Michelle Chen

New York National Guard members

Why Are We Paying the NFL to Help the Pentagon Recruit Troops? Why Are We Paying the NFL to Help the Pentagon Recruit Troops?

NFL owners using our tax dollars to salute the troops? It’s even worse than that.

May 13, 2015 / Dave Zirin

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