Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, two journalists who covered a protest that disrupted services at a St. Paul church on January 18, were arrested last week on federal…
Read more Don Lemon’s arrest looks like an assault on freedom of the pressIn October of 2018, U.S.-based journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered inside Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Istanbul, Turkey. The CIA concluded that the assassination was…
Read more Commentary: Trump and Saudi crown prince bond over their contempt — and fear — of a free pressDemocratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon has been speaking on the Senate floor for more than 12 hours after announcing he would protest what he called President Donald…
Read more Democratic senator protests Trump’s ‘grave threats’ in marathon overnight floor speechWith the notable exception of the internment of Japanese Americans, World War II still has a reputation as a “good war” for civil liberties. In 2019, for example,…
Read more How FDR emasculated the black press in World War II
