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Freedom of speech
Freedom of speech news and analysis from The Nation
March 21, 2016
Does Hulk Hogan’s Lawsuit Against Gawker Really Threaten Freedom of the Press?
He sued Gawker, won an unbelievably large award, and shouted “Boo!” at free speech. But it ain’t over yet.
Leslie Savan
March 1, 2016
Father’s One Regret
Life’s too short to spend wisely.
Tom Tomorrow
February 17, 2016
Silence on Campus: Contingent Work and Free Speech
While debate over the threat college students pose to free speech on campuses continues to dominate headlines, the silencing that follows from contingent employment does not.
Alex Press
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StudentNation
February 11, 2016
Freedom of Speech v. Civility
Does the speech of students warrant the same First Amendment protections enjoyed by adults?
Joan Wallach Scott
January 18, 2016
This Supreme Court Case Could Be Very Bad For Unions
Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association
could result in the defunding of public-sector unions.
Michelle Chen
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January 8, 2016
Visualizing the Four Freedoms: FDR’s Fighting Artist, Arthur Szyk
We all know about Norman Rockwell. But it was Szyk who best conveyed the life-or-death urgency of the struggle against fascism.
Allison Claire Chang
December 18, 2015
China’s Latest Crackdown on Workers Is Unprecedented
Seven worker-activists involved in the independent labor organizations known as “worker centers” have been arrested.
Michelle Chen
December 17, 2015
Speechbros, Concern Trolls, and the Free-Speech Fraud
The anger over ceaseless racial threats has entwined with the recognition of campus as one more zone of unfreedom.
Joshua Clover
December 3, 2015
December 3, 1964: Mass Arrests of Students at the University of California, Berkeley
“One conscientious reporter counted the marble steps as he followed a girl whose head jarred sickeningly as she was dragged down.”
Richard Kreitner
November 13, 2015
Steven Salaita: I Will Always Condemn Injustice, No Matter the State of My Employment
The embattled professor reflects on the trials of free speech, Zionism, and what it means to reach a settlement.
Steven Salaita
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