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But we’re really 15th | If hype were broadband, the U.S. would be No. 1 ASK THIS A new FCC report and database describe broadband availability and speeds by Zip Code. Bruce Kushnick put in his Zip, and found that just about all the important information in it was incorrect. 
Modern-day slavery? | What would a penny-a-pound more do for tomato pickers? ASK THIS Florida farmworkers, long subject to harsh conditions, have organized and even gone on tour to gain better treatment. Part of what they want is attention from reporters and editors. Jimmy Tobias, a reporter and activist, points to ideas for stories.
Europe's example | 8 questions about online privacy ASK THIS Will the U.S. follow Europe's lead in establishing strict online privacy rules? Or will powerful interests have their way and maintain the status quo? Darren Hayes, a Pace University expert in computer security, poses questions that should come up before, during, or after a Senate Commerce Committee hearing into the topic.
| Rebuilding after the terrible tragedy in Japan ASK THIS It may be early for most people to turn to the enormous problems of putting Japan back together but somebody's got to think about it. Here David Cay Johnston gets into the questions reporters should ask, along with basic facts, economic concepts, and financial ramifications, including those for America.
Standing naked at Quantico | More questions for Obama about Bradley Manning ASK THIS Bradley Manning, the alleged Wikileaks source, has been held in maximum confinement, under harsh conditions, in a military prison for eight months. At his press conference on March 11, the President said he had looked into the Pentagon’s handling of Manning and that it meets “our basic standards.” Really?
BP redux | Three urgent questions about the die-off of Gulf dolphins ASK THIS What does this bode for dolphin population, and will the government be able to figure it out? A marine mammal conservationist wants to know.
A rare unifying force | America, Afghanistan, and the Facebook revolutions ASK THIS As the rebellions that began in Tunisia and Egypt keep spreading and the vast power of mobilized public opinion becomes more and more apparent, it seems only a matter of time before anti-war dissenters (the majority of Americans) get in on the act and move to end U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan.
Nonviolence Is Key | A guru’s view of what to look for in democratic uprisings ASK THIS Gene Sharp's exhortations to nonviolence helped inspire the Egyptian protests that brought down a president. So what does he think reporters should be watching for going forward?
51 million nobodies | The tax increase nobody talks -- or asks -- about ASK THIS To Republicans and Democrats alike, the 51 million people whose taxes went up after the December legislative compromise just don't seem to matter -- evidently because they're poor. But how is it possible the press has let the anti-tax zealots get away with their hypocrisy?
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