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.
from the let-kids-play dept This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Youth sports have…
NA “Democratic socialists” are a growing movement on the political left. And many of them are also prison abolitionists. But…
Over the Summer, the Supreme Court will grant miscellaneous orders as needed for individual cases. And usually, towards the end…
In brief The Bank of Korea will launch Phase 2 of its CBDC pilot in September, expanding to nine banks…
from the new-corruption-every-single-day. dept Over the last few months especially, there has been renewed attention to the sheer scale of…
President Donald Trump has been fond of describing U.S.-Iranian clashes during a ceasefire as “love taps.” But over the past…
Last summer, a mass shooting outside a nightclub in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, wounded four women and rattled the local community. In…
In brief The State Duma’s second and third readings of a pending crypto bill are scheduled for July 21; if…
from the good-deals-on-cool-stuff dept Equipped with a 1.2mm fine tip, the Digi Pen for iPads provides durability, sensitivity, and pixel…
Tyler Austin Harper of the Atlantic has a recent X thread in which he challenges progressives to recognize that academia…
In brief Cardano activated the Van Rossem hard fork on July 18, reaching protocol version 11 with zero downtime. It’s…
from the lying-people-into-life-sentences dept Record law enforcement officers whenever you can. Sure, they’ll hate it, but it helps all the…