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Public Outcry on Net Neutrality Rules Puts Pressure on FCC
Commissioners on an FCC panel which could determine the future of the Internet are feeling the heat this week as protest intensifies against a new set of Open Internet …
Duck Dynasty: A Final Word
Truthout readers have been provided a few comments on the suspension of the “Duck Dynasty” patriarch for extremely bigoted comments regarding gay and black people.
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Proactive Heckling: Ray Kelly Shouted Down at Brown University
When New York police Commissioner Ray Kelly was shouted down at Brown University, were his free speech rights violated?
The New Rules of the Game in Egypt
A look at Egypt's constitutional declaration suggests that the road out of military dictatorship is fraught with peril.
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Bradley Manning Trial: WikiLeaks Lawyer Sees Spurious “Enemy” Claims & Bid to Scare Whistleblowers
Interview with WikiLeaks lawyer Michael Ratner on the opening statements of Bradley Manning's Trail.
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ALEC Ignores First Amendment, Assembles a “Most Wanted” List
ALEC assembled a dossier of disfavored reporters and kicked reporters out of its conference.
Noam Chomsky: Smoke and Mirrors, or Civil Liberties Under President Obama
In this ultimately hopeful conversation, Noam Chomsky talks about civil liberties from the Magna Carta to NDAA.
Free Speech Scores a Hat Trick
Freedom of speech had a hat trick of victories last week, proving that despite the interest of law enforcement and other machinations of the state to put down protesters, …
Bill Moyers: The Cowardly Lions of Free Speech
People haven't lost their voice. They can't afford a voice.