Fired for ‘Crime’ of Speaking at Socialism Summit, Texas Professor Speaks Out
Professor Tom Alter is appealing to Texas’s Board of Regents after being temporarily reinstated and then fired again.
Under Trump, Criticism Is Now Criminal
After the killing of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk, Trump escalated his war on free speech, calling for criminalizing criticism of himself.
Chris Hedges: The National Press Club of Australia, Caving to the Israel Lobby, Cancels My Talk on Our Betrayal of Palestinian Journalists
The National Press Club of Australia cancelled my talk on how the media, by amplifying Israeli lies, have betrayed Palestinian journalists, 278 of whom have been assassinated by Israel.
This Ridiculous, Dangerous Antifa Order Is McCarthyism All Over Again—Possibly Worse
The Trump administration is abusing federal power to silence dissenting voices in a manner that has not been seen in over 70 years. The country survived Sen. Joseph McCarthy, but…
Trump Expands ‘Authoritarian’ Free Speech Crackdown, Calls Negative Media ‘Illegal’: Jameel Jaffer
“The president really is using every lever at his disposal to silence, suppress and even imprison his political enemies.”
Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension Is Shocking, But the Worst Could Be Yet to Come
The ouster of comedian Jimmy Kimmel signals a broader crackdown on media. Let’s double down, not back off in response.
Conservatives Are Using Charlie Kirk’s Death to Enact Sweeping Speech Crackdown
The US has entered a new era of McCarthyism as the Trump administration equates leftist critique with “terrorism.”
State Department Warns ‘Foreigners’ Not to Mock Kirk’s Killing
A State Department official asked people to report “foreigners” who post on social media “making light of the event.”
State Dept. Official Signals Review of Foreigners ‘Praising, Rationalizing, or Making Light of’ Kirk Killing
“The US government seeking to punish those who make light of the incident is a complete betrayal of the First Amendment and spits in the face of the principle of…
PEN America Claims To Support Free Speech, but Fired Me for Speaking About Palestine
The free speech organization PEN America fired me three days after I published an article about how they investigated me for sharing an article critical of Zionism. My termination is…
FBI Spied On Journalists And Activists Who Organized ‘Russiagate And WikiLeaks’ Panel
Also attending Left Forum that year, we can now report, were multiple Special Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, including FBI Unit Chief Andrew Thomas Mitchell.
Why Sen. Rand Paul is Fighting the Antisemitism Awareness Act
By Glenn Greenwald / System Update
Project Esther Is a McCarthy-Era Blueprint for Crushing the American Left
By Schuyler Mitchell / Truthout Project Esther isn’t just about Palestine. Crafted by the Heritage Foundation — the same far right organization behind Project 2025 — the playbook purports to…
Meet The Think Tanks Behind MAGA’s New Free Speech Crackdown
The right once championed free speech. Now it’s building blacklists—fueled by a foreign-aligned donor machine.
From the United States to Europe, Criticizing Israel Is Becoming a Crime
Accelerated after October 7, a growing network of laws across the Western world threatens free expression by conflating criticism of Israel with antisemitism — a trend years in the making.