Pressure Mounts on Patel Over Assange Decision
The British home secretary is under pressure as she’s about to decide whether to extradite WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange.
The Future of Press Freedom Depends on Assange Case
The United States’ record of lies and broken promises makes Assange’s case particularly important not only to Americans, but to the entire world.
John Kiriakou: Biden’s Orwellian ‘Disinformation Governance Board’ and Other Assaults on Free Press
From the announcement of the Biden Administration's new “Disinformation Governance Board" to NewsGuard's "Disinformation Fingerprints" project, free speech is under attack in the U.S.
Lee Camp: They Just Admitted They’re Lying to You
The U.S. has a long history of lying to its people — Vietnam, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Afghanistan, Iran, Panama, Haiti, Guatemala, Chile. Ukraine is the latest example of that.
UK Top Court Rejects Assange’s Request to Appeal Extradition Decision
The decision represents "a blow to Julian Assange and to justice," said one human rights campaigner.
Wendy Brown on Sheldon Wolin and Inverted Totalitarianism 
On the latest episode of “On Contact,” Chris Hedges discusses the work of political philosopher Sheldon Wolin with Professor Wendy Brown, University of California, Berkeley, a student of Wolin’s. Sheldon…
NPR Trashes Free Speech. A Brief Response
In an irony only public radio could miss, "On the Media" hosts an hour on the perils of "free speech absolutism" without interviewing a defender of free speech.
Edward Wasserman: Has Freedom of the Press Become an Illusion?
The University of California journalism professor argues that the media has abandoned a basic commitment to the First Amendment.
Patt Morrison: The Uncomfortable Truth About Journalism’s Glory Days
The Los Angeles Times reporter and "Don't Stop the Presses" author examines the past, present and future of the fourth estate.
Jeff Cohen: The Biggest Threat to Free Speech No One Is Talking About
The FAIR co-founder dissects the failures of the mainstream media, the midterm elections and the future of the Democratic Party.