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Freedom of speech
Freedom of speech news and analysis from The Nation
September 12, 2018
The most significant threats to free speech come from conservatives.
September 12, 2018
Over the past decade, the Supreme Court has recast free speech and the Constitution’s core principles in order to entrench the power of employers and the wealthy.
May 17, 2018
Language is disappearing from government documents before our eyes—and that’s no accident.
May 1, 2018
The remarkable work of this year’s Hillman Prize winners is a timely reminder of the indispensable role of the free press in sustaining a democracy.
March 14, 2018
The “newspaper of record” should expect more from its conservative hires.
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December 1, 2017
More than 20 journalists have been killed in the last 15 years. Lack of information is the key reason for the culture of impunity.
October 6, 2017
Public school teachers and administrators across the country think they have more power than they actually do—and students need to know.
September 26, 2017
The examples of Manning and Kaepernick show some of America’s most powerful institutions treating the truth as an inconvenience or, worse, an enemy to defeat.
September 8, 2017
The alt-right’s First Amendment narratives just give cover to campaigns of intimidation.
May 11, 2017
A West Virginia reporter was treated as “an enemy of the people” for doing his job.
