The Nation: Save Net Neutrality

For years, internet and free-speech advocates have championed the concept of net neutrality, arguing that the alternative was a nightmare scenario that would allow internet service providers to offer different tiers of service based on a person's ability to pay premium pricing for the highest speeds.

Shockingly, this very scenario now appears very real, as Google and Verizon are on the cusp of announcing a deal that the New York Times reports "could allow Verizon to speed some online content t...