It's your turn to be a CNN boss

By John D. Sutter, CNN

Updated 1313 GMT (2113 HKT) June 11, 2013

<a href="http://www.cnn.com/changethelist">Vote on which of these stories you like best</a> and CNN will send columnist John D. Sutter to the field to report on the top five as part of his new <a href="http://www.cnn.com/changethelist">Change the List project</a>, which pushes for progress in places that need it most. Winning so far? <strong>Widest rich-poor gap:</strong> What's happening to America's middle class? One state may yield answers. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/changethelist">Vote here.</a>
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Change the List: What should we cover? – Vote on which of these stories you like best and CNN will send columnist John D. Sutter to the field to report on the top five as part of his new Change the List project, which pushes for progress in places that need it most. Winning so far? Widest rich-poor gap: What's happening to America's middle class? One state may yield answers. Vote here.
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<strong>Free speech crackdown:</strong> One country ranks lower than North Korea when it comes to free speech. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/changethelist">Vote here.</a>
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Change the List: What should we cover? – Free speech crackdown: One country ranks lower than North Korea when it comes to free speech. Vote here.
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<strong>No toilets:</strong> In one country, 90% of people don't have access to basic sanitation. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/changethelist">Vote here.</a>
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Change the List: What should we cover? – No toilets: In one country, 90% of people don't have access to basic sanitation. Vote here.
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<strong>America's most endangered river:</strong> Most U.S. rivers are unsuitable for aquatic life, the EPA says. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/changethelist">Vote here.</a>
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Change the List: What should we cover? – America's most endangered river: Most U.S. rivers are unsuitable for aquatic life, the EPA says. Vote here.
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<strong>Malaria at its deadliest:</strong> Malaria-infected mosquitoes killed an estimated 660,000 people in 2010. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/changethelist">Vote here.</a>
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Change the List: What should we cover? – Malaria at its deadliest: Malaria-infected mosquitoes killed an estimated 660,000 people in 2010. Vote here.
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