Tag: free speech
The silencing of dissent: how Big Oil is shielding itself through...
money talks, and it’s drowning out the voice of the people as 60% of U.S. oil and gas operations are now fortified against protests due to an infusion of lobbying dollars.
New anti-protest laws cast a long shadow on First Amendment rights
A deep divide over protests and who defines what peaceful is?
I was targeted under Louisiana’s felony trespassing law for reporting on...
When reporters are no longer allowed to report the truth, we all lose.
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.
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Family sues fossil fuel giants for wrongful death in first climate disaster case of...
In a legal first, a Washington state woman has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against some of the world’s largest fossil fuel...
Is Trump’s axis of the plutocrats marginalizing Israel?
President Trump managed to realign U.S. Middle Eastern policy to center on—and yes, it should be capitalized!—an Axis of the Plutocrats, Gulf sheikhs who are using their galactic fortunes to reshape the region.
This campaign against deportation flights shows how to target companies enabling Trump
A multiracial crowd of all ages carrying witty signs and chanting: Their target was the commercial airline Avelo, which has proposed operating as an ICE subcontractor to carry out deportation flights.
22 young Americans sue Trump administration to block executive orders pushing fossil fuels over...
In Lighthiser v. Trump, the youth plaintiffs say the administration’s actions violate their constitutional rights to life, health and safety and breach congressional mandates to safeguard public health and ecosystems.
Elon Musk leaves Trump administration after gutting government services and dodging oversight
Musk’s chaotic 130-day tenure ends with lasting damage to federal agencies, threats to global aid, and deep conflicts of interest that watchdogs say will haunt public institutions for years.