The Daily Populous

Wednesday November 22nd, 2017 evening edition

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"FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's scorched-earth plan for net neutrality displays callous disregard for both process and substance.

The chairman's plan to do away with net neutrality will be a disaster for consumers and yet another handout for big business.".

Matt Wood, policy director at Free Press, said Pai's plan "makes no sense" for a variety of key reasons.

Gutting net neutrality will have a devastating effect on free speech online.".

"Gutting net neutrality will have a devastating effect on free speech online.

"There can be no truly open internet without net neutrality.

"There can be no truly open internet without net neutrality," Copps said in a statement on Tuesday. »

Join the Battle for Net Neutrality

Authored by battleforthenet.com

Net neutrality is the principle that Internet providers like Comcast & Verizon should not control what we see and do online.

In 2015, startups, Internet freedom groups, and 3.7 million commenters won strong net neutrality rules from the US Federal Communication Commission (FCC).

But Net Neutrality predates Obama, has always been a design principle of the Internet, and does not need to be a partisan issue. »

Join the Battle for Net Neutrality

Authored by battleforthenet.com

Net neutrality is the principle that Internet providers like Comcast & Verizon should not control what we see and do online.

In 2015, startups, Internet freedom groups, and 3.7 million commenters won strong net neutrality rules from the US Federal Communication Commission (FCC).

The rules prohibit Internet providers from blocking, throttling, and paid prioritization—"fast lanes" for sites that pay, and slow lanes for everyone else. »

Join the Battle for Net Neutrality

Authored by battleforthenet.com

Net neutrality is the principle that Internet providers like Comcast & Verizon should not control what we see and do online.

In 2015, startups, Internet freedom groups, and 3.7 million commenters won strong net neutrality rules from the US Federal Communication Commission (FCC).

But Net Neutrality predates Obama, has always been a design principle of the Internet, and does not need to be a partisan issue. »

Dude Who Tripled Price of Insulin Nominated to Regulate Price of Insulin

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In 1941, Lilly was charged with price fixing, colluding with two “competitors” to set matching, arbitrarily high prices for their synthetic insulin product.

And although Lilly’s original insulin price fixing went down before Azar was born, the biggest price hikes happened under his watch.

With 8 in 10 Americans already believing that the price of medicine is too damn high, Senators would be wise to torpedo this nomination quickly. »