Judge Rules for Web Freedom

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2007 Yet another court has ruled against the 1994 Child Online Protection Act, a major victory for civil rights advocates. The law has been a mess from the start. With the stated goal of protecting kids from pornography, it would punish offending websites with $50,000 fines and jail time for exposing children to "harmful" material, whether intentionally or not. Innocent sites like Salon and BoingBoing could've been targeted under the legislation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

They Hate Me for My Freedom

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When They Came for the Homosexuals…

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Mar 12, 2007 Gays are the first target of the Christian right's campaign against human rights, but they won't be the last. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Another Russian Journalist Dies Prematurely

Staff / Truthdig Mar 7, 2007 Police say Ivan Safronov, a military correspondent for a major Russian newspaper, jumped out of a fifth-floor window. But the media and friends say it's likelier that he was murdered because his reporting had embarrassed Vladimir Putin's government. Thirteen Russian journalists were killed in 2006, making it the third-most-dangerous country to report from. (h/t: Largest Minority) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

For China, a Criminally Funny Poem

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2007 When Qin Zhongfei took 10 minutes to scribble down a satirical poem about local bureaucrats, he had no idea it would land him a month in jail -- a sign that free expression still languishes in China, despite hopes that President Hu Jintao's economic reforms would translate to a more open society. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Castro Makes Overture to Free Speech

Staff / Truthdig Dec 22, 2006 Cuba's acting president, Raul Castro, hinted at boosting freedom of expression this week, inviting university students to debate without fear. The remarks signal a departure from the practices of his brother, Fidel, who handed over power after undergoing surgery in July. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Andy Borowitz: Bush Awards Gibson Medal of Freedom

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Aug 8, 2006 "You have taken people's attention from the mess I have made of things," the political satirist quoted Bush as saying. "And that's something that even talking about phony issues like gay marriage and immigration could not do." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

An Asinine GOP Era Comes to a Close

Staff / Truthdig Aug 3, 2006 French fries and French toast are back on the menu on Capitol Hill -- nearly three years of being tagged with the substitute moniker "Freedom." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sean Hannity Concert Guest Gets Tossed for Being Liberal

Staff / Truthdig Jul 28, 2006 Check out this video a blogger (and AlterNet) made of being tossed out of Sean Hannity's "Freedom Concert" simply for being liberal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Classic Molly Ivins: Economic Morality Has Been Buried

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Jul 13, 2006 Molly Ivins is on vacation. In this column from 2001, she argues that in a country where CEOs make 475 times the salary of their employees, most people's "economic freedom" is limited to a choice between cinnamon- and mint-flavored toothpaste. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Tax Dollars to Fund Study on Restricting Public Data

Staff / Truthdig Jul 8, 2006 According to USA Today: "The federal government will pay a Texas law school $1 million to do research aimed at rolling back the amount of sensitive data available to the press and public through freedom-of-information requests." Seriously, this s*#t just got ridiculous; the Bush administration is already the most secrecy-crazed in the 20th century. Now it needs more layers of secrecy? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Save the Internet (Today)!

Staff / Truthdig Jun 28, 2006 The Senate is due to vote Wednesday on the Net Neutrality bill. Click here and CALL. YOUR. SENATOR. Otherwise, when AT&T is deciding which content streams fastest to your computer, you'll have no one to blame but yourself. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )