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Save the Internet!
Net neutrality is hanging on by the thinnest of threads. Last week, the FCC formally proposed new rules that would allow companies like Netflix to pay internet service providers like Comcast to have their content sent to customers at faster speeds. That decision, which divided the FCC along party lines, came after weeks of protest from consumer advocates who worry that the new rules would create internet "fast lanes" for companies that can afford to pay for faster speeds.
As the FCC voted, hundreds of protesters gathered outside its Washington, D.C. Headquarters, and demanded that the agency protect net neutrality and start regulating the internet like a public utility. This time around, the FCC didn't listen to protesters, and they voted on rules that could set up an internet that's divided between the haves and have-nots. However, as this comment period begins, our activism could be the only thing standing in the way of a pay-for-play internet.
Huge corporations that can afford hefty fees will be able to ensure that everyone can access their content. But, independent artists, journalists, and shows just like this one, may have no recourse if their material gets bumped into the slow lane. And, don't think for a second that internet providers like Comcast and Verizon won't pass that fee right on to the customer. This is a potential win-win for huge corporations, and a lose-lose for the rest of us.
Let the FCC know how you feel by leaving a comment at FCC.gov, and tell Chairman Wheeler to that these proposed rules do nothing to protect net neutrality. Let them know that the internet is our information commons and it should always remain open and free.
-Thom
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Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 7pm and 9pm... Lincoln Didn't Fight The Civil War to Free The Corporations (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT or Free Speech TV, and catch past shows on Youtube)
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Thursday's Daily Stack 
Hour One: We need a new deal for students- Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) 
The Big Picture- Nate Sweet, The Big Picture producer
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Plus, Two New Americas: Galt's Juntion & the Canadian Dream
Hour Two: Parasites...Big Pharma, Banksters & Tax Cheats- America's Lawyer Mike Papantonio, Ring of Fire Radio 
Hour Three: Will fast food raises cost jobs?- Michael Salsman, Employment Policies Institute
Article: " 5th Amendment" (double jeopardy, witness against self, due process, due compensation). |
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In spite of the 60th anniversary of Brown v. the Board of Education...segregation is alive and well in America today...in the form of school "choice" and the privatization movement which aims to make a quality education available only to the wealthiest Americans...I'll challenge pro-choice supporter Neal McCluskey of the Cato Institute...
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Thom's Poll
Will public pressure force the FCC to protect net neutrality?
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Full Show 5/15/14: FCC Takes Another Step Toward Rolling Back Net Neutrality
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Parasites: Big Pharma, Banksters & Tax Cheats
Two New America's: Galt's Gulch & The Canadian Dream
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