Monday, February 24, 2014    Published Weekday Mornings   To see the full version of today's cartoon, click on the preview graphic of the cartoon (below the Commentary) to be taken to the full version in your favorite web browser. Old Crimes, New Technology   Netflix Agrees to Pay Comcast to End Web Traffic Jam Comcast, Time Warner Cable To Face 'Monopsony' Claims In Antitrust Case Comcast-Time Warner Cable deal will change your TV and Internet Kevin Drum: Want Better Broadband? Unbundle the Local Loop. Felix Salmon: You won't have broadband competition without regulation Timothy B. Lee: Comcast's deal with Netflix makes network neutrality obsolete Rosie Gray: Passion or payola? How Ukraine's Now-Former Government Wooed U.S. Conservative Websites To Push Their Propaganda Robert Reich: Why has America forgotten important economic lessons of the past? Old Fashioned Hate   Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer in pressure cooker over 'anti-gay' bill Arizona Governor Undecided on Whether to Sign Anti-Gay Business Bill Wary Arizona businesses urge veto of anti-gay bill GOP Sen. Jeff Flake Wants Arizona Guv To Veto Anti-Gay Discrimination Bill George Takei: Boycott Arizona if governor signs anti-gay Jim Crow law Inside the Conservative Campaign to Launch "Jim Crow-Style" Bills Against Gay Americans Powers/Merritt: Extremist Conservative Christians Selectively Apply Biblical Teachings in Same-Sex Marriage Debate Hate Over There: Uganda's president signs anti-gay bill Fighting Bigotry With Equality   Pro-gay marriage group launches $1 million PR campaign across South Poll: Same-sex marriage support now at 50% in key state of Ohio Equality FTW: Jason Collins Signs With Brooklyn Nets, Becoming First Openly Gay N.B.A. Player Dave Zirin: At Long Last, Jason Collins Is First At NFL Combine, Michael Sam Says He Wants Focus on Field, Not On His Sexuality 2014 Olympic Conclusion   Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony: Russia Pokes Fun at Opening Ceremony Ring Malfunction Mike Wise: The Sochi Games - A dichotomy of oppressive power & resilient spirits Kevin Bleyer: The Key to Victory in Sochi? Coming So Close to Defeat. Steve Mesler: Congrats on that Olympic gold medal. Now what? Health Care Checkup Maryland achieves its Obamacare enrollment goal early, thanks in part to a counting error Paul Krugman: Republican Health Care Horror Hooey Nations In Turmoil Ukraine crisis: Opposition asserts authority in Kiev Ukraine Parliament Moves Swiftly to Dismantle Previous President's Govt Ukraine: Warrant out for Viktor Yanukovych's arrest Putin takes political losses on revolution in Ukraine, but Russia still has leverage & the will to use it Force That Once Aimed to Unite Syria's Rebel Groups Now In Chaos The War Over There Taliban suspending talks on captive U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl Taliban militants kill 19 Afghan soldiers in remote province, after negotiations over U.S. POW fail International News Egyptian cabinet resigns in surprise move, paving way for military chief to run for president World's top drug trafficker arrested in Mexico, U.S. official says 'El Chapo' Guzman: Behind arrest of world's most wanted drug lord Wiretaps, Aides Led to Mexican Drug Lord's Arrest U.S. & South Korea kick off annual military drills Standing Up: Turks Protest New Internet Restrictions, in the Streets and Online National Politics Pentagon Plans to Shrink Army to Pre-World War II Level Spy Chief James Clapper: We Can't Stop Another Snowden Midwest Roundup Neb. Unicameral mulls throwing out inheritance taxes, which fund counties, riling county leaders Neb. legislature now saving other big issues for session's second half Bronze marks end of Olympic career for Nebraska's Tomasevicz Iowa National Guard braces for possible loss of troops amid Pentagon budget cuts Iowa drops one spot, still considered among top 10 healthiest states Anything But Ancient Artifacts After a weekend of watching college athletics, the Olympic Closing Ceremonies, and reading online, our staff members were all struck by how far physical technology has come in just our lifetimes. At the same time, some not-so-modern realities have begun to make us wonder how much real progress we've actually made, especially in the United States. From the anti-union vote in Tennessee last week - which is now being officially contested because of improper interference by Republican lawmakers - to the 'Jim Crow'-style anti-gay bill now sitting on the desk of Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, many Americans find themselves having to re-fight many of the same battles small-minded extremist conservatives lost forty and fifty years ago. From the corrupt actions of Wisconsin's Republican Governor Scott Walker and New Jersey's Republican Governor Chris Christie, to the class warfare being waged against workers, to the modern-day version of slavery the one-percent seem to want to reinstate, it seems that both the workers and the wealthy have forgotten the lessons America learned in the post-World War II period, often driven by labor unions. Sadly, it appears America may be about to repeat some of those same kinds of Stone Age mistakes on a global platform, specifically the internet... To continue reading... click here. And now, for your Daily Felltoon preview for February 24, 2014 (Click the preview cartoon above to see the full version of the cartoon) Jobs & The Economy   Home Sales Fall to 18-Month Low Amid Low Inventories David Dayen: Student Debt Crisis is Slowing Household-Formation for Millennials | Joni Balter: Where a Higher Minimum Wage Hasn't Killed Jobs Zachary Goldfarb: Has America been living in an age of austerity? Thanks to Republicans, yes. Wall Street Watch   G-20 Agrees Economic Stimulus Should Continue in Advanced Nations as Yellen Praised For Wise Decisions | Fannie Mae payments back to U.S. Treasury to exceed amount given during bailout Federal Reserve Notes   Transcripts show Federal Reserve's struggle to deal with 2008 financial crisis as it unfolded Michael Tomasky: Transcripts Show Federal Open Markets Committee Was Clueless to 2008 Financial Crisis Annie Lowrey: How the Fed Saw a Recession Coming In '08, Then Didn't, Then Did |   Sarah Binder: Political takeaways from the 2008 Federal Reserve transcripts Transcripts Show As Crisis Loomed, Current Chair Yellen Made Wry and Forceful Calls for Action New Chairperson of the Fed, Janet Yellen to testify before Senate panel next week Economic Inequality   Study Finds Greater Income Inequality in Nation's Thriving Cities Five wealthy tycoons who actually want to close the inequality gap in America Nicholas Kristof: When Even the Economic Starting Line Is Out of Reach Workers Stand Up    U.A.W. Asks Labor Board to Examine Vote at Tennessee Plant Lydia DePillis: Could the United Auto Workers get a do-over in Chattanooga? John Nichols: UAW's Challenge To Republican Political Interference Is About More than VW Vote Media Matters   After complains from right wing, FCC backs off newsroom study Piers Morgan and CNN Plan End to His Prime-Time Show | CNN told it can stay after Venezuela orders it out of country Wonkblog Reloads: Washington Post Hires Six, Promotes Others Energy, Climate & Environment  Mississippi Oil Spill Closes Part Of River, Including New Orleans Port To Make Shipping Oil Safer, Railroads Agree to 8 New Safety Measures Believe It or Not, January Full of Big, Warm Climate Anomalies | Final West Virginia tap water test results expected in 1-3 weeks Second North Carolina coal ash spill plugged, but concerns remain Coal-ash leeching continues to threaten local water, N.C. residents say Here It Is! Your HuskerNutz Preview for February 24, 2014 (Click the preview cartoon above to see the full version of the cartoon) White House Update    President Obama to Propose Shift in Wildfire Funding SCOTUS Brief   Supreme Court to consider EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gases today Budget Battles   Jonathan Chait: Pres. Obama No Longer Pretending to Believe in Grand Bargain |   Zachary Goldfarb: President Obama has jettisoned deficits as an issue. The American people agree. Indicting The Right   More revelations: Gov. Walker urged county staff, campaign aides to promote him online Fox News Host Grills Wisconsin Governor On 'Walkergate' Ethics Scandal | Bridgegate political scandal somewhat mutes and downsizes NJ Gov. Chris Christie New Jersey Governor Christie 'Puts the Gloves On' To Fight His Way Out Of Trouble On The Left President Obama seeks to defuse tensions among Democrats for 2014 elections E.J. Dionne: Obama needs to do more, not less, on his own Michigan Democrat John Dingell to retire from Congress after 58 years On The Right Important Week in Kentucky Senate Race as Tea Partier Matt Bevin Hits Mitch McConnell With New Attacks Bykowicz: Tea Party Waking Up in Time for Business Primary Showdown Former Pres. George W. Bush says working with vets helps him cope with decisions on Afghanistan & Iraq We hope you enjoy "The Daily Felltoon" every business day. Thanks for continuing to be a member! Paul Fell Shawn "Smith" Peirce Paul Fell Cartoons, Inc.