Tag: free speech
ALEC wants to make protest illegal in Illinois
ALEC isn’t often at the forefront of legislative changes in blue states like Illinois, but with overwhelming support for this bill by Democrats in the Illinois House, that may be changing.
US government spying on journalists and immigration activists
Department of Homeland Security's abusive tactics against innocent U.S. citizens fits right alongside with its historically corrupt sister agencies.
Court throws out Energy Transfer’s ‘racketeering’ claims against Dakota Access pipeline...
“It is also a check on corporate efforts to silence dissent.”
Democratic senators help Republicans push Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement forward
"It is clear to me that this bill would violate Americans' First Amendment rights."
Federal judge strikes down Iowa’s ag-gag law ruling it a violation...
"Today's victory makes it clear that the government cannot protect these industries at the expense of our constitutional rights."
Murder before the fall? The disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi puts a...
While the position that the United States and its allies take will be important, especially if they impose sanctions, the case is perhaps more interesting for what it says about the region’s growing rivalries.
The high cost of free speech on college campuses
Public universities carry a heavy burden in upholding free speech in this charged political environment.
Why hate speech is not free speech
Hate speech can change the brains of those with mild prejudice, moving it towards hate and threatening action.
You get what you pay for: If money is speech, can...
This is not the sort of democracy the Framers had in mind, but if there is no distinction between private wealth and political influence, it’s the sort we’d better get used to.
Even Republicans Agree: Money Isn’t Speech
A grossly unequal amount of political spending is going towards Republican candidates. They should remember: if political speech is measured in million-dollar campaign contributions, then by definition it isn’t free.
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Ideas from hell: The far right’s weaponized conspiracy theories
Since the end of April, there have been three mass shootings that can be directly tied to white nationalism. The victims of...
Blackwater mercenary sentenced to life in prison
Responsible for firing the first bullet in the Nisour Square massacre in 2007, former Blackwater security contractor Nicholas Slatten was sentenced Wednesday to life in federal prison. Last year, Slatten was convicted of first-degree murder...
EPA reverses approval of poison traps used to kill wildlife
Last week, Trump’s EPA had made the decision to reauthorize the use of deadly cyanide traps to kill the wild animals that...
Pennsylvania is discharging radioactive fracking waste into rivers as landfill leachate, impacting the Chesapeake...
Edited by Melissa Troutman
Originally published by Joshua B. Pribanic and Talia Wiener for Public Herald edited by Melissa Troutman
Fighting back: Six states sue the EPA over its approval of pesticide linked to...
“The EPA is egregiously sacrificing our children’s health by refusing to make a determination on this dangerous pesticide.”