Tag: free press

Mich. Republican’s ‘Fact Checker Registration Act’ Threatens Free Speech

The republican fascist death cult (because we can't call it a "party" anymore) has embraced Donald Trump's big lie about a rigged 2020 presidential...

My Volte-Face On Julian Assange (Video)

I didn't know what to feel last month seeing Wikileaks founder Julian Assange being hauled out of the Ecuadorian embassy in London like a recalcitrant...

Six ‘J20’ Protesters Acquitted–But Brace For More 1st Amendment Attacks (Video)

Apparently simply reporting the news today can get someone a criminal conspiracy charge. That is according to D.C. Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz, who presided over...

Trump STILL Thinks He Can Change The Libel Laws To Avoid...

One of President Donald Trump's favorite ways to mislead his supporters is by attacking the media for reporting "dishonest" things about him and threatening...
An inscription of the First Amendment in front of Independence Hall (image courtesy Robin Klein, available under a Creative Commons BY-SA license)

Shockingly Low Percentage Of Repubs Believe In 1st Amendment For Press...

To date, one of the most unnerving elements of the Donald Trump administration has been its all-out war on the press. Trump, either through himself...

WATCH: JFK Talks About Importance Of Independent News Media While Making...

Former President John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) served America as its 35th elected Commander-in-Chief before having his life cut short by an assassin's bullet in...

Chickensh*t Trump Can’t Bear To Face White House Press Corps (VIDEO)

Amid deepening tensions between the press and the president, Donald Trump tweeted today he will not be attending the upcoming White House Correspondents’ Dinner. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/835608648625836032 The...

Former VP Dick Cheney Joins Trump’s Attack On First Amendment (VIDEO)

The Founding Fathers, those old guys in the dusty white wigs from 1775, they knew what they were doing. They wanted to create a country...
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NC Officials Tell Reporter To ‘Remove This Quote From Your Article’

As a lifelong North Carolinian, the three years since the Republicans grabbed complete control of state government have seen a lot of outrageous moments. But...

How The Latest Net Neutrality Ruling Affects You

A federal appeals court struck down key net neutrality provisions Tuesday in Verizon v. FCC, opening the floodgates to Internet service providers that seek...