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On AlterNet: free speech

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "free speech"

Anti-War Protesters Have Every Right to Yell

Anti-War Protesters Have Every Right to Yell "F**k FOX News!"

ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. August 25, 2008.
The DNC protests are officially under way.

Is Free Speech in Jeopardy at the Democratic Convention?

Is Free Speech in Jeopardy at the Democratic Convention?

Jason Barnett, The Uptake AlterNet: Video. August 22, 2008.
Take a tour of Gitmo on the Platte River.

The Wrongful Imprisonment of an Activist Indian Filmmaker

The Wrongful Imprisonment of an Activist Indian Filmmaker

ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. August 8, 2008.
How Indian police robbed Ajay TG of his civil liberties.

Professor Ticketed for

Professor Ticketed for "No to Empire" Bumper Sticker

Matthew Rothschild, The Progressive AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. July 8, 2008.
The police state in the mirror is closer than it appears.

Soldiers: Know Your Rights!

Soldiers: Know Your Rights!

Jonathan Hutto, Sr., The Nation Institute. June 11, 2008.
What every soldier should know before resisting.

Whistle-Blowers Under Attack

Whistle-Blowers Under Attack

Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. May 12, 2008.
The government's attempt to gut a law protecting whistle-blowers does not bode well for our First Amendment rights.

China Cracks Down on Internet Freedom

China Cracks Down on Internet Freedom

Peter Ford, Christian Science Monitor. March 18, 2008.
Trying to repress news of unrest in Tibet, China has blocked YouTube and most Internet chat rooms.

National Mall Redesign Could Seriously Restrict Free Speech

National Mall Redesign Could Seriously Restrict Free Speech

Scott Thill, AlterNet. February 27, 2008.
The National Park Service is considering confining protests to a designated area.

Courts Endow Corporations with Unalienable Rights

Courts Endow Corporations with Unalienable Rights

Jeffrey Kaplan, ReclaimDemocracy.org. February 12, 2008.
Corporations are increasingly accorded the rights of legal persons -- if only Guantanamo detainees could be so lucky.

Free Speech for Everyone, Except for Foreigners

Free Speech for Everyone, Except for Foreigners

Adam Liptak, The New York Times. October 29, 2007.
The American commitment to free speech is the most robust in the world. But these days that tolerance stops at the border.

Regent University Threatens Student Over Satirical Pic of Pat Robertson

Regent University Threatens Student Over Satirical Pic of Pat Robertson

Paddy, AlterNet: PEEK. October 12, 2007.
Paddy: "I will pay any price to defend free expression, especially against anyone who wants to take it away in the name of God," the student said.

Absolute, 100 Percent, Unadulterated Free Speech

Absolute, 100 Percent, Unadulterated Free Speech

Will Durst, AlterNet. October 1, 2007.
It doesn't matter which holes free speech is coming out from. Everybody gets to say their piece.

College Students Fight for Their Right to Say "F**k Bush"

Alex Jung, AlterNet: Video. September 25, 2007.
Alex Jung: Angry students and faculty call for the firing of a college newspaper editor at their own peril.

Ahmadinejad's Speech at Columbia University Is as American as Apple Pie

Ahmadinejad's Speech at Columbia University Is as American as Apple Pie

Rebecca Evans, Brandon Hammer, AlterNet. September 24, 2007.
Columbia's invitation to Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad not only shows the world the importance of free speech, but also demonstrates what free speech means.

Bloomberg Thinks You Should Pay to Photograph New York

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: Video. July 31, 2007.
Lindsay Beyerstein: Photography is an established form of free speech. We shouldn't have to get permission to exercise our First Amendment rights.

Legalize

Legalize "Bong Hits 4 Jesus"

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. June 26, 2007.
Chris Weigant: What does the Supreme Court ruling in the "BONG HiTS 4 JESUS" case mean for the future of free speech?

A History of the Fight for Free Speech in America

A History of the Fight for Free Speech in America

Michael Parks, AlterNet. June 21, 2007.
An interview with author Christopher A. Finan shows how far we have come with civil liberties since World War I and how far we have yet to go.

Will the Supreme Court Separate

Will the Supreme Court Separate "Drug Speech" from Free Speech?

Daniel Abrahamson, AlterNet. March 23, 2007.
Justices in the Supreme Court's "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" case appear to be interested in turning "Just Say No" into "Don't Even Say It," curtailing free speech rights.

The Stop Online Expression Act

The Stop Online Expression Act

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. January 17, 2007.
A new bill is the latest attempt to curtail free expression online by raising the specter of child abuse.

Army Attempts to Redefine Free Speech

Army Attempts to Redefine Free Speech

Sarah Olson, AlterNet. January 2, 2007.
When does political speech become a crime punishable by imprisonment? When the Army doesn't like what it hears. One journalist shares the battle she and her source face against censorship.

Olbermann: Gingrich Rethinks Free Speech [VIDEO]

Olbermann: Gingrich Rethinks Free Speech [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: Video. December 1, 2006.
The latest Special Comment takes on Gingrich's recent speech...

Victory for free speech on the internets

Victory for free speech on the internets

Melissa McEwan, AlterNet: PEEK. November 21, 2006.
California court rules internet users protected by Communications Decency Act

Media Mash: The Dixie Chicks' coup

The Masher, AlterNet: PEEK. October 28, 2006.
Oh, the irony of having ads for your movie about free speech get banned.