Here’s what we’re reading today:
• Obama is demanding the FCC pass the “strongest possible rules” to protect net neutrality. [Guardian]
• Federal prosecutor Loretta Lynch has been nominated to replace Eric Holder as the US Attorney General. As the president explains, she has spent her life “fighting for fair and equal justice that is the foundation of our democracy.” [Shakesville]
• For the first time since the 1930s, the top 0.1 percent of Americans now holds almost the same amount of wealth as the entire bottom 90 percent of the population. [The Economist]
• Recent anti-abortion measures have led a handful of terrifying cases where courts have forced pregnant women to have cesarean sections and pressed criminal charges against women who have miscarriages. [New York Times]
• Comedy doesn’t belong to the assholes anymore, writes Lindy West. If a comedian says something racist and sexist online, for example, people will call them out for it. [Daily Dot]
• As states around the country ease up their pot laws, New York City police announce they’ll no longer be arresting people for possessing small amounts of marijuana. [Slate]
Did we miss anything? Let us know in the comments!
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