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#DontDoubleMyRate Lobby Week Action Center

Tell Congress "DontDoubleMyRate" with our online toolkit.  

Posted Tuesday, May 22, 2012 in Campus Progress Actions

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#DontDoubleMyRate State-By-State Social Media Guides

Download a unique state-based social media guide to connect with your representatives online.

Posted Wednesday, May 16, 2012 by Tara Kutz

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ACT UP Celebrates 25 Years With Wall Street Protest

The AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power joined forces with Occupy to demand funneling money from Wall Street to AIDS prevention—and to celebrate 25 years of making a scene.

Posted Wednesday, May 2, 2012 by Shay O'Reilly

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Women and Obamacare

What’s at stake for women if the Supreme Court strikes down the Affordable Care Act?

Posted Wednesday, May 2, 2012 in Reprints by Jessica Arons

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New, Invasive Online Surveillance Bill Rears Its Head

Activists say CISPA is more threatening than SOPA and PIPA.

Posted Tuesday, May 1, 2012 by Malcolm Lumpkins

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LIVE UPDATES: Occupy, Labor, Immigrant Groups Hold ‘May Day’ Protests Nationwide

Live coverage of protests by Occupy, labor, and immigration activists from our partners across the country.

Posted Tuesday, May 1, 2012 by Media Consortium Reporters

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Occupy Targets Finance Sector With Wave of ‘Sleepful Protests’

Protesters are getting creative with new, lawful sleep-out tactics—but police have still been cracking down.

Posted Friday, April 27, 2012 by Emily Crockett

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LIVE: #whilewewatch, Occupy Documentary, Streaming Nationwide [8 PM]

The film documents Occupy Wall Street and its media team.

Posted Thursday, April 26, 2012 by Emily Crockett

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Rush Limbaugh Attacks Sandra Fluke Again, Now Over Stafford Loans

The radio host went after Sandra Fluke again, accusing her of working with “operatives inside the White House.

Posted Wednesday, April 25, 2012 by Kellan Schmidt

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CARTOON: Take and Give

Posted Wednesday, April 25, 2012 in Cartoons by Jen Sorensen

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What’s At Stake For Young People and America With Supreme Court’s SB 1070 Case

A primer on how the Supreme Court ruling could impact immigration law and young people of color.

Posted Wednesday, April 25, 2012 in Education by Eduardo Garcia & Naima Ramos-Chapman

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Gay Iowa Teen’s Suicide Prompts Vigils, Investigations

How can a state with gay-friendly laws protect its kids from bullying and suicide?

Posted Tuesday, April 24, 2012 in Reporting by Shay O'Reilly

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Restaurant Workers Demand Equal Pay, Appealing to Restaurant Lobbyists and Congress

On Equal Pay Day, the female-heavy restaurant workforce demand a wage increase on the $2.15 federally determined minimum wage.

Posted Friday, April 20, 2012 in Video / Multimedia by Naima Ramos-Chapman & Tara Kutz

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How ‘The Lorax’ Highlights the Role of Youth in the Climate Movement

But we’ll have to do a lot more than watch movies if we want to save the planet—an awful lot.

Posted Friday, April 20, 2012 in Opinions by Candice Bernd

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White House Campus Champion Teaches Young Americans Financial Literacy, Entrepreneurship

Ted Gonder, honored by the White House as a Champion of Change, helps young Chicagoans learn financial literacy.

Posted Friday, April 13, 2012 in Reporting by Leor Reef

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Sandra Fluke, Molly Katchpole Named to TIME ‘Top 100’ Poll

In addition to the usual celebrity suspects, TIME magazine’s 2012 “Top 100” poll added a few young progressives to the list.

Posted Thursday, April 12, 2012 by Naima Ramos-Chapman

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UC-Davis Report: Pepper-Spaying Incident Should Have Been Prevented

The 190-page report implicates both campus police and university administrators.

Posted Wednesday, April 11, 2012 by Kellan Schmidt

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U. Mich. May Charge In-State Rate for Non-Citizens; Play Explores Sexual Violence at Elite Colleges

News on higher education and campus politics across the U.S.A.

Posted Wednesday, April 11, 2012 in Campus Informer by Graham White

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