This week in OtherWords, Craig Aaron celebrates a big win for Net Neutrality and Ryan Alexander points out that the Pentagon’s favorite jet is breaking the bank.

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  1. A Historic Victory for Net Neutrality / Craig Aaron
    If you mess with the Internet, you’ll lose.
  2. An American Dream Deferred / Cecilia Velasco
    Thousands of undocumented immigrant students who work hard and play by the rules are being denied the fruits of their labor.
  3. Mortgaging the Pentagon / Ryan Alexander
    The Pentagon is breaking the bank with the F-35 joint strike fighter program’s $1.5-trillion tab.
  4. The Bibi-GOP Clown Show / Donald Kaul
    Republicans invited the Israeli prime minister to Congress to embarrass Obama, not to defuse a nuclear threat.
  5. The Student Debt Time Bomb / Chuck Collins
    Indebted students are a force to be reckoned with.
  6. World Capital of Weather Wimps / Emily Schwartz Greco
    When the going gets cold, make the most of it.
  7. Health Care Under Fire / Jim Hightower
    The Supreme Court is riddling the Affordable Care Act with potshots.
  8. A Nation of Cereal Killers / Jill Richardson
    Americans are finally ditching the sugary concoction that’s ruled our breakfast tables for the last century.
  9. Bibi Love Fest / Khalil Bendib cartoon

Bibi Love Fest, an OtherWords cartoon by Khalil Bendib

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