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March 11, 2022
The Tightening Grip of Censorship in Russia
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, social media has been restricted or banned in Russia—but a few outlets continue their coverage.
Finley Muratova
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February 8, 2022
Book Bans Are on the Rise. But Librarians and Authors Are Fighting Back.
In the past few decades in the US, book banning has taken on a decidedly more genteel character.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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December 28, 2021
Maggie Nelson and the Evolving Politics of Liberation
In her new book, Nelson examines the politics of freedom on the left and the right.
Jennifer Wilson
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October 6, 2021
Russian Journalist Anna Politkovskaya Was Killed 15 Years Ago
Her fierce dedication to truth-telling inspires a new generation.
Nadezhda Azhgikhina
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August 5, 2021
From a High-School Cheerleader, a Lesson in Free Speech
As school resumes, the Supreme Court’s decision in the most significant student free speech case in decades reverberates across the country.
Elie Mystal
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August 2, 2021
“We Will Live in a Completely Different World”: A Conversation With Svetlana Alexievich
The Nobel laureate on a new wave of repressions in Belarus, the role of women in revolution, and life after the pandemic.
Nadezhda Azhgikhina
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July 27, 2021
Letters From the August 9/16, 2021, Issue
Calling Arizona… Black Main Street… Privileged information… The bronze ceiling (web-only)…
Our Readers and Erin Thompson
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June 7, 2021
When Sensitivity Becomes Censorship
A restrictionist mentality is taking over certain segments of the left.
David Bromwich
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May 28, 2021
Lori Lightfoot’s New Press Policy Is All Too Convenient
The media’s lack of diversity is a problem. Limiting its access to people in power won’t fix it.
LeAlan M. Jones
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May 20, 2021
I Will Not Be Silenced Because I Demand Justice for Palestine
Like many Palestinians, I have been attacked and punished for criticizing Israel. Now I’m filing a civil rights complaint against my university for encouraging those attacks.
Ahmad Omar Daraldik