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Freedom of speech
Freedom of speech news and analysis from The Nation
November 8, 2019
Universities are not taking seriously Beijing’s efforts to stifle free speech on campus.
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?
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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.
May 30, 2019
Activist victories against Singapore’s ruling party are close to impossible—but we kept fighting, because we had no other option.
April 1, 2019
Trump likes his words free, loud, and hateful. Just don’t take him literally.
January 15, 2019
Scholars, activists, and grassroots organizers have flocked to her defense, a testament to the growing strength of intersectional solidarity for Palestinian rights.
December 4, 2018
The attacks on the professor are a threat to academic freedom and the criticism of Israeli human-rights abuses.
