The United States of Free Speech, Violence and Hypocrisy
Pretexts and posturing run throughout the public discourse, dominated by partisan apparatchiks around both Trump and the Democrats.
'Alt-Lite' Holds Controversial 'Free Speech Rally' in Boston
Truthdig correspondent Michael Nigro is on the ground to document the rally and counterprotest.
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ACLU Shifts Position on Defending Armed Demonstrators
In wake of violence at white supremacist rally in Virginia, the rights group revises its policy for protesters who carry weapons.
Justice Department Demands Details on Visitors to Anti-Trump Website
The website-hosting company DreamHost is challenging the Justice Department's search warrant in court.
Google Scrambles to Avoid PR Crisis After Internal Memo Goes Viral
Google’s decision to fire engineer James Damore for a controversial memo raises questions about free speech.
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Structures of Power and the Ethical Limits of Speech
Can free speech be isolated as an absolute value when any practice of freedom is affected by the social and political context of today’s unequal power relations?
Donald Trump's Ajit (Pai)-Prop
Behind the headline-grabbing chaos, decades of progressive policy achievements are being quietly undone by the army of loyalists, such as new FCC head Ajit Pai, that Trump is assembling around him.
Killing Net Neutrality Is a Critical Goal in Trump's Campaign Against Free Speech
President Trump’s playbook to curb free speech and silence dissenting voices goes far beyond his Twitter rants and attacks on the press. (Pictured, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai.)
Trump’s War on Dangerous Memory and Critical Thought
The president presides over an America in which “analysis and historical memory have given way to a culture of spectacles, sensationalism and immediacy,” says journalist Henry A. Giroux.
Where Free Speech Ends, Ignorance Begins
Recent attempts to quash the freedom to speak reflect the know-nothing intolerance afflicting this nation.