Trump’s Charges Against Julian Assange Would Effectively Criminalize Investigative Journalism Trump’s Charges Against Julian Assange Would Effectively Criminalize Investigative Journalism
Ever since the Pentagon Papers case, an Espionage Act loophole has been waiting for a president thuggish enough to make use of it.
May 31, 2019 / Bruce Shapiro
Opposing Julian Assange’s Extradition Is Essential—Even if You Dislike Him Opposing Julian Assange’s Extradition Is Essential—Even if You Dislike Him
Why the indictment of the WikiLeaks publisher is an attack on freedom of the press.
May 31, 2019 / Jon Wiener
How Did Russiagate Begin? How Did Russiagate Begin?
Why Barr’s investigation is important and should be encouraged.
May 30, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
Daniel Ellsberg: Espionage and Julian Assange Daniel Ellsberg: Espionage and Julian Assange
Plus Robert Pollin on Medicare for All and Alyssa Battistoni on climate politics.
May 30, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
The Law Being Used to Prosecute Julian Assange The Law Being Used to Prosecute Julian Assange
Since 1917, the US government has used the Espionage Act to restrict freedom of speech, to imprison activists and whistle-blowers, and to dismantle progressive organizations.
May 30, 2019 / Feature / Miriam Schneir
Why We Challenged Singapore’s ‘Fake News’ Legislation Why We Challenged Singapore’s ‘Fake News’ Legislation
Activist victories against Singapore’s ruling party are close to impossible—but we kept fighting, because we had no other option.
May 30, 2019 / Kirsten Han
How Democrats Should Respond to the GOP’s Red-Baiting How Democrats Should Respond to the GOP’s Red-Baiting
Remind them that many of the most popular US programs were once called “socialist.”
May 28, 2019 / Peter Dreier
What if Reporters Covered the Climate Crisis Like Edward R. Murrow Covered the Start of World War II? What if Reporters Covered the Climate Crisis Like Edward R. Murrow Covered the Start of World War II?
The new Covering Climate Now project will help media “tell the story so people get it.”
May 22, 2019 / Feature / Bill Moyers
The Iron Curtain for the Russian Internet The Iron Curtain for the Russian Internet
New laws signed by Putin are an attempt to introduce direct censorship.
May 21, 2019 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina
Trump’s Prodigious Lying Threatens Our Democracy Trump’s Prodigious Lying Threatens Our Democracy
Even after 10,000 falsehoods, many in the media find themselves unable to call a president who lies a liar.
May 16, 2019 / Column / Eric Alterman