Amy Goodman and Denis MoynihanJan 3, 2019
Netflix's censorship of an episode of Hasan Minhaj's show within Saudi Arabia has implications that go far beyond the dictatorship's borders. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alan MacLeod / FAIRAug 23, 2018
Facebook immediately used the precedent it set with far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to switch its sights on the left, temporarily shutting down the Occupy London page and deleting the anti-fascist No Unite the Right account. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Larry Gross / TruthdigAug 20, 2018
The approaches Facebook and Google are taking toward free speech are a serious cause for concern; scientists have found a song that reduces anxiety; meanwhile, our national debt has hit historic highs. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
TruthdigAug 14, 2018
An illustration censored by the Facebook-owned site speaks to the power of the form and raises pressing questions about free speech. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / TruthdigMay 27, 2018
Victor Hugo’s epic novel about an ex-convict's fight to find redemption gave my incarcerated students a lens to see their own lives and struggle for dignity in a society as heartless to the poor as 19th-century France. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Zubeida Mustafa / TruthdigMay 23, 2018
Although the government’s grip on media outlets has loosened in recent years, dangerous constraints, plus lowered standards of professionalism, are causing deep concern. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Karen J. Greenberg / TomDispatchMay 20, 2018
Significant parts of an American language long familiar to us are going down the equivalent of George Orwell’s infamous Memory Hole, quite literally and in a remarkably coherent way. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Eric Ortiz / TruthdigApr 27, 2018
The 2016 Green Party presidential candidate supports the corruption probe but decries its misuse for warmongering, censorship and political repression. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
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