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Freedom of speech
Freedom of speech news and analysis from The Nation
May 29, 2020
His attack on Twitter is really an attack on the right to criticize the president.
May 8, 2020
Authorities are tightening the screws on journalists and those who speak out. Growing civil solidarity may be the response.
March 27, 2020
Against the vice cop of the mind.
February 27, 2020
A Trump campaign suit against The New York Times shows how far he will take attacks on press freedom.
November 8, 2019
Universities are not taking seriously Beijing’s efforts to stifle free speech on campus.
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October 16, 2019
In the name of free speech, universities are suppressing student protests in increasingly draconian ways.
August 20, 2019
How far-right operatives manufactured the “crisis” of free speech with books, think tanks—and billions of dollars.
July 3, 2019
A new book by David Maraniss captures the spirit of the Independence Day far more truly than Trump’s parade.
June 11, 2019
Western reporters used to be markedly freer than their colleagues in the Arab world. Can they still claim that privilege?
May 30, 2019
Since 1917, the US government has used the Espionage Act to restrict freedom of speech, to imprison activists and whistle-blowers, and to dismantle progressive organizations.
