Our Schools, Cut Off From the Web
Educational achievement, a healthy population, political participation and economic opportunity depend in significant ways on how we structure and ...
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6 Preferred sources
Center For Democracy & Technology, Mother Jones...
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Media and Democracy
Advertising on Social Media Comes Up Against Free Speech
Social media sites are trying to determine what sort of control they have over user-generated content, particularly when it affects ...
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free speech
Cheney Defends Surveillance and Calls Leaks Traitorous
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, in an appearance on "Fox News Sunday," defended the newly disclosed electronic surveillance programs operated by ...
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free speech
Demonstrators March for Snowden in Hong Kong
Chanting slogans, demonstrators in Hong Kong urged that Edward J. Snowden be allowed to remain in the city.
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free speech
Ecuador's Congress Approves Thorny Media Law
Ecuador's Congress on Friday passed a law creating a state watchdog to regulate newspaper and television content, a move critics called a blow to ...
Arrested After His Vulgar Response to Traffic Ticket, Man Files Suit
Willian Barboza, 22, who was arrested after he mailed a profanity-laced letter with his payment for a traffic ticket in upstate New York, is suing ...
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free speech
Surveillance: A Threat to Democracy
Security should be achieved by less-intrusive or sweeping means, without trampling on democratic freedoms and basic rights.
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free speech
Letter: Invitation to a Dialogue: Law and the Real World
A lawyer suggests how the Supreme Court can regain public confidence. Readers are invited to reply.
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citizens united
Hong Kong, a Strange Place to Seek Freedom
If Edward J. Snowden is still in Hong Kong — where individual liberties have steadily eroded since the British transfer to China in 1997 — he may ...
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free speech
Hong Kong Seen as Likely to Extradite Leaker if U.S. Asked
Edward Snowden, the American who acknowledged leaking government documents, selected a refuge where it may be possible to delay extradition but not ...
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free speech