Activism

We Need a New Free Speech Movement

Robert Reich / Substack Mar 14, 2025 Universities should lead the charge and sue the Trump administration for abridging the First Amendment rights of their institutions and their students. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Interview

How Elon Musk Blurs the Lines of Free Speech

Sara Talpos / Undark Feb 21, 2025 The billionaire’s new job raises tricky First Amendment questions, with implications for public health, says Ari Cohn. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

TD Original

Censors in the White House

Stephen Rohde / Truthdig Dec 12, 2024 The Supreme Court has warned Democrats about violating the First Amendment. Will it enforce the same rules against Trump? And will he obey? Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Activism

Threats to the First Amendment in the Age of Trump

Nan Levinson / TomDispatch Nov 14, 2024 It is imperative that we take a stand against any threats to freedoms of speech and press lest we regret it in the decades to come. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

TD Column

Scuttling ‘New York Times v. Sullivan’ Could Destroy Independent Media

Bill Blum / Truthdig Aug 29, 2024 The foundational precedent protecting freedom of the press may be on shaky ground. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Assange Lawyer Denies Report of Plea Deal

Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Mar 21, 2024 "The United States is continuing…to seek his extradition," said an attorney for the jailed WikiLeaks journalist. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Jack Daniel’s vs. the People’s Right to Spoof Corporate America

Jim Knipfel / Truthdig Jul 7, 2023 A little-noticed 9-0 decision points ominously toward a post-parody culture. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Tennessee Drag Bill

Adam Zyglis Mar 6, 2023 Dig deeper

Ahead of Extradition Hearing, Hundreds March for Assange in London

JILL LAWLESS / The Associated Press Feb 22, 2020 Famous Britons join the crowd protesting U.S. espionage charges against the founder of WikiLeaks, the secret-spilling website. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Most Important Free Press Stories of 2019

By Leonard C. Goodman / Independent Media Institute Dec 23, 2019 Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning are being persecuted for speaking truth to power. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Supreme Court Allows Kentucky’s Fetal Ultrasound Law to Stand

MARK SHERMAN / The Associated Press Dec 9, 2019 The law requires doctors to perform ultrasounds and show fetal images to patients before abortions at the state's only remaining clinic. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Annihilation of Julian Assange

Craig Murray Oct 29, 2019 Since his arrest, the WikiLeaks publisher has developed a limp and displayed signs of mental deterioration. Who will the state destroy next? Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )