Articles related to "Free Speech"



A Pledge To Allegiance
A look at the free speech clause of the First Amendment, and its impact
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Free Speech at Cal Poly
Don't dare post a flier for a Conservative Speaker at the Multicultural Center of Cal Poly. Ask Steve Hinkle.
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Hacktivism: who is saving whom, and from what?
The FBI’s National Infrastructure Protection Center or NIPC recently warned of more attacks on Web sites in the U.S. and around the world, especially those making political or social statements. Hacktivists, however, point to the more serious threat of state-sanctioned censorship that shuts off Web users from important sources of information.
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In Defense of Free Speech
An angry reply to the current wave of opposition being thrown at free speech across American Colleges.
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Just who is the "they" ruining society?
Just who or what is ruining society? See if you agree with me.
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Mark Pitcavage's Vendetta on Right-wing Media
Just why is Mark Pitcavage trying to persecute some honest-to-goodness newssites?
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Rocker: Not a Free Speech Issue
Atlanta Braves pitcher John Rocker is free to say whatever he wants. That's his right. It's also Major League Baseball's right to punish him for it, John McQuiston writes.
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The American
What has become of the First Amendment in a time of trouble and turmoil? Does it still exist? Has anyone really noticed? You decide.
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The Bong Hits 4 Jesus Case
The Bong Hits for Jesus case results in further restrictions on free speech for students
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Women's Rights Activist & Anarchist Emma Goldman
Emma Goldman was an early figure in birth control history and the free speech movement. She supported anarchism, the women's rights movement, and lesbian rights.
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Don Imus - Shame on You
The uproar over the Imus/Rutgers Women's Basketball Team controversy seems to have subsided, but only temporarily.
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Pramoedya Ananta Toer
No Southeast Asian writer has ever won the Nobel Prize for Literature but none has come closer than Pramoedya Ananta Toer. This is an introduction to his life.
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Teacher Behaviors After School
What would you think if you saw your child's teacher on MySpace saying and doing questionable things? It is not happening in school. Should this matter?
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Holocaust Conference Iran
The Holocaust is an emotive subject and in several European countries it is a crime to deny the Nazi killing of six million Jews during WWII.
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Ida Wells-Barnett
A strong advocate of racial and gender equality, Ida Wells-Barnett used her education and journalism skills to raise awareness of civil rights.
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July 4 Celebrations of the Illusion of Freedom
Americans are once again celebrating their freedom from British rule, but they can't yet celebrate their freedom from themselves, just like the rest of humanity
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The Inspirations behind the Hippie Movement
The Hippie Movement of the 1960s has had its philosophical and ideological origins in the past, borrowing from traditions of Ancient Greece and the Romantic Period.
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Fighting Bias in Higher Education
An interview with Luann Wright, founder of NoIndoctrination.org, a website where students report perceived bias from professors and campus programs.
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The Quotable Banned Books Week
Quips, quotes and other tidbits from real people talking about freedom of speech and other htings related to banned books and Banned Books Week.
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Daring Women
A list taken by a postcard book, "Women Who Dared," revisits brave women from all walks of life who made a positive difference in the lives of women and men.
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Understanding Freedom of Assembly
The "freedom to peaceably assemble" makes possible the exchange of information and ideas that a democratic society needs to make sound decisions about its own governance.
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Assault on the First Amendment
Campaign finance reform as currently structured is an assault on the First Amendment.
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Not my last column, but...
This won't be my last "Media Issues", but it will be my last where I condemn individuals. In the case of the neocons, this is the ultimate sacrifice!
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Child-Killer Doc Will Air on ABC
The Australian Broadcast Corp successfully overturned an injunction to ban the documentary, The Fisherman. The documentary will air on ABC on October 26th.
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Don't Censor My Music

First Amendment Book Info
How the first amendment helps fight banned books and ensure our freedom to read freely.
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Flag Burning and the Constitution
A look at the Senate's effort earlier this summer to pass on a bill banning flag burning and the legal arguments against the flag desecration amendment.
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Fourth Estate Changes
With a multitude of news stories in the media that really ignite our inner beings the Fourth Estate Guardians (FEGs) are ready to pursue some more innovative discussions. This is the last in the series on "Who Owns What." There are links to the list of publicators and we hope you will utilize these as you write and submit your works!
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Hip-Hop in 1997: The good, the bad, the interactive?

The Boring Phobia
I'm not sure who's yawning - but whether I'm the provoker or provokee I find boring to border on traumatic.
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Trouble and Her Friends
Review of the science fiction novel Trouble and her Friends by Melissa Scott.

Who Owns What Publications, continued
When you write for an Editor you imagine them to be part of "the particular" magazine, trade journal, or newspaper you are submitting to. You don't imagine them as small kegs in a major publication system, but that may be exactly what they are.
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Who Owns What Publications?
The initial article in a series on the "Big Ten" conglomerates of the publication|media industry. Who Owns What? You might be surprised who you are writing to and who you are writing for.
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Anonymous' War on Scientology
Waging a war with immature pranks does not help the otherwise serious argument this group might have had.
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Ban Pro Anorexia on Social Networking Sites
Should websites that encourage pro anorexia and pro bulimia be restricted or banned if they promote Thinspiration pics or harmful eating disorder tips?
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Controversial NBC Choice on Video
When NBC received the video from the killer at Virginia Tech, there was undoubtedly a difficult decision for the broadcaster to make- hard to know what right choice was.
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Dar Williams: Out There Live
A live collection spanning all four of her studio albums. The perfect primer for the yet-to-be-converted.
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Game Violence Debate Heats Up
Was June video game violence month?
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Karl Marx, Biography and Work
Brief biography, philosophy and works of German philosopher Karl Marx, considered father of communism.
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Parental Advisory Warning
A discussion on musical tapes and CD's which carry Parental Advisory Warnings but are sold to children.
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Part 3: Who Does Mainstream Media Serve?
In Part 3 of this series on who the mainstream media serves, I list some of the media celebrities in the three power elite groups: Bilderbergers, Trilaterals, Council on Foreign Relations.
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Russian Literature and Society
A background on Russian Literature, the authors and the government.
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Thai Politics Update
Divisions among the Thai military junta are emerging. Is this a response to the threat of future jail sentences? Is it to prevent an election? Rumour says so.
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The Precarious Baht
Analysis of why the Thai baht and stock exchange figures remain so high when government policies are so poor and discussions of the implications of this.
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Two Somali Journalists Killed
Six journalists have died in the past year in Somalia and although two suspects have been apprehended in these latest killings, Mogadishu remains insecure.
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Want truth about US politics? Read the British press!
What to find the truth in US political ads? Then read the foreign press.
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1969: a Year of Triumph, Tragedy
From man walking on the moon for the first time, to unexpected death and improbable sports victories, life changed forever after circumstances that shaped the future.
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Another New Rating System
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Attorney Advertising Rules
The U.S. Supreme Court okayed advertising by lawyers in the 1977 Bates-vs-The State Bar of Arizona case, but the Internet, blogs and abuses spawn more arguments.
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Ayann Hirisi Ali
Ms. Ali explains how the West, a liberal democracy, and the Islamic culture are diametrically opposed morally and philosophically especially with respect to human rights.
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