Dan Frieth Julian Assange, now a free man, reflected on his long struggle for justice, describing his choice as one between freedom and “unrealizable justice.” In a plea to European lawmakers, Assange called for stronger protection of freedom of expression amidst increasing “impunity, secrecy, and retaliation for telling the truth.” This marked his first public […]
A Louisiana district court ruled late Tuesday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Children’s Health Defense have legal standing to sue the Biden administration for colluding with tech giants to censor their social media posts, in a decision that listed specific instances of government officials targeting Kennedy and CHD. by Brenda Baletti, Ph.D. August 21, […]
Lawyers representing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a political action committee supporting his presidential bid on Monday sued Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, after the company censored a biographical film about Kennedy and his work challenging corporate corruption. The case alleges Meta “is brazenly censoring speech” by and in support of Kennedy — […]
Justice Centre delivers 50,000+ petition signatures against Online Harms Act in Ottawa OTTAWA, ON: The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms will present more than 50,000 petition signatures against the Online Harms Act to the Minister of Justice and all Parliamentarians. At 10:15 a.m. ET on Wednesday, April 10, Justice Centre President John Carpay will deliver […]
As part of the proposed Pandemic Treaty, the WHO has for the first time said that it’s going to prioritize restricting civil liberties. While we all know they’ve been pushing for this for some years, this is the first time they’ve openly admitted it directly. AN ADMISSION WHO Group Co-Chair Calls […]
Listen. You will be rewarded! Maria Ressa on facing down dictators, disinformation and standing up for democracy Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa is a force to be reckoned with. She’s a celebrated investigative reporter whose recent memoir How To Stand Up to a Dictator outlines both her work exposing government corruption and misinformation in the Philippines, and the personal and […]
John Ralston Saul is president emeritus of PEN International and PEN Canada. His 14 books include The Collapse of Globalism and The Unconscious Civilization. This piece was adapted from opening remarks made at a Sept. 27 reading of Salman Rushdie’s work, organized by the Toronto International Festival of Authors, Penguin Random House Canada, the Writers […]
RELATED With thanks to The Narwhal By Stephanie Wood ‘Every citizen in British Columbia won’: court dismisses defamation suit against conservationists The Qualicum Beach case has big ramifications as one of the first tests of a B.C. law designed to protect freedom of speech A B.C. environmental group that tested a provincial law […]
SIZE AND STRENGTH of the resistance. Every listed group represents many people. Some items represent rapidly rising numbers of viewers, tens of thousands. THE LIST, ALPHA SEQUENCE ACTION4CANADA https://action4canada.com/ AMERICA’S FRONTLINE DOCTORS www.AmericasFrontlineDoctors.org CANADA HEALTH ALLIANCE https://www.canadahealthalliance.org/about-us.html CANADIAN COVID CARE ALLIANCE www.canadiancovidcarealliance.org CANADIAN FRONTLINE NURSES https://www.canadianfrontlinenurses.ca/ CANADIANS RESISTING UNCONSTITUTIONAL LOCK-DOWNS (I […]
President John F. Kennedy Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City THE PRESIDENT AND THE PRESS: ADDRESS BEFORE THE AMERICAN NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION, APRIL 27, 1961 Listen to the speech. View related documents. EXCERPT, high-lighted in the full text below, along with a 2nd paragraph: “For we are opposed around the world by a monolithic and […]