Freedom IndexMedia & Culture
Media & Culture explores how journalism, entertainment, and creative industries influence—and are influenced by—free speech. From press freedom to artistic expression, this category highlights the cultural impact of censorship and the ongoing struggle for open dialogue.
Based on an essay by Peggy Satre, presented by Zoe Booth.In the late 1990s, biologist Randy Thornhill and anthropologist Craig…
In brief Waymo told senators that human operators overseas provide guidance to its vehicles in difficult situations but do not…
Don Lemon, the former CNN anchor who was arrested on federal civil rights charges last week, portrays his conduct during…
In brief Strategy reported a fourth-quarter loss of $12.4 billion. The company’s stock price fell to its lowest point in…
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. Days into President Donald Trump’s second term in the White House,…
Access to legal immigration, which allowed my grandparents to settle here following World War II, has been a lasting gift…
In brief Predictors have swung overwhelmingly in favor of the bearish side of Myriad’s “pump or dump” markets for Bitcoin…
from the the-chilling-effects-are-real dept For years, we’ve been subjected to an endless parade of hyperventilating claims about the Biden administration’s…
On the campaign trail in 2024, Donald Trump repeatedly pledged to close the Department of Education and return oversight of…
In brief Shares of BitMine Immersion Technologies hit a 7-month low Thursday, falling to its lowest point since the firm…
from the too-stupid-by-half dept I have to admit: the first one-and-a-half paragraphs of this CNN report had me thinking the…
A provision of a large farm bill moving through the Florida Legislature that would expand the state’s “food libel” law…