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A World of Conflict: Ukraine, Net Neutrality, and Local Man Rescued From Nazis

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Shortly after protests began in Ukraine, Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy flew to Kiev and met with the anti-government demonstrators. 

"The protesters are down there because they’re sick of seeing a government that too often resorts to violence, that has become endemic with corruption and is moving toward Russia instead of towards the European Union," said Murphy. 

We hear more from Murphy about the recent, violent developments in the Kiev protests.

Also, last week, a federal court ruled against the FCC in a case that has net neutrality advocates worried. What are the implications of this ruling, and what does the future hold for a neutral world wide web? We talk to two big thinkers in technology.

Then we hear an inspiring story that comes out of one of the darkest periods in history. One man smuggled hundreds of children away from the Nazis. We hear the voice of one of those children, who now lives in Hartford.

GUESTS:

  • Sen. Chris Murphy - Connecticut's U.S. Senator and chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on European Affairs
  • Lon Seidman - Co-founder of the Independent Media Network, writer for CTTechJunkie.com
  • Berin Szoka - President of TechFreedom, a technology think tank in Washington DC
  • Diane Orson - WNPR's managing editor and host of Morning Edition

Tucker Ives is WNPR's morning news producer.
Catie Talarski is Senior Director of Storytelling and Radio Programming at Connecticut Public.

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The independent journalism and non-commercial programming you rely on every day is in danger.

If you’re reading this, you believe in trusted journalism and in learning without paywalls. You value access to educational content kids love and enriching cultural programming.

Now all of that is at risk.

Federal funding for public media is under threat and if it goes, the impact to our communities will be devastating.

Together, we can defend it. It’s time to protect what matters.

Your voice has protected public media before. Now, it’s needed again. Learn how you can protect the news and programming you depend on.

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