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From “satisfactory” to “problematic”: How Congress crushed free speech in 2024

Dec 3, 2024 | yahoo.com | Andy Roth

Adapted from State of the Free Press 2025 edited by Mickey Huff, Shealeigh Voitl, and Andy Lee RothA 2024 Pew Research Center poll found that a remarkable 73 percent of adult Americans believe a free press is either extremely or very important to the well-being of society—though only a third of those polled believe that US media are completely free to report news.
As the Planet Boils, Corporate Media Still Carry Water for Fossil Fuel Giants

Jan 15, 2024 | znetwork.org | Steve Macek |Andy Roth

The 28th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s Conference of Parties summit (COP28), recently met in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The president of the summit, Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber — who also leads the UAE’s national oil company — drew criticism for rumors that he planned to use COP28 to make oil deals and for claiming there is “no science” behind urgent calls for a phaseout of fossil fuels, a statement he later walked back.
As the Planet Boils, Corporate Media Still Carry Water for Fossil Fuel Giants

Jan 14, 2024 | truthout.org | Steve Macek |Andy Roth

The 28th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s Conference of Parties summit (COP28), recently met in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The president of the summit, Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber — who also leads the UAE’s national oil company — drew criticism for rumors that he planned to use COP28 to make oil deals and for claiming there is “no science” behind urgent calls for a phaseout of fossil fuels, a statement he later walked back.
What If Journalism Disappeared?

Dec 28, 2023 | highbrowmagazine.com | Andy Roth |Mickey Huff

In 1995, early in the development of the global internet, sociologist Michael Schudson imagined how people might process information if journalism were to suddenly disappear.
The Lifeblood of Democracy

May 1, 2023 | transcend.org | Andy Roth

Andy Lee Roth | Project Censored - TRANSCEND Media Service 20 Apr 2023 – Two cornerstones of democracy—freedom of expression and freedom of information—are under concerted attack, in the United States and around the world. In the US, for example, reactionary elected officials seek to ban books in schools, often in the name of protecting children; and government agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, seek to curb online speech that they deem dangerous.
The Lifeblood of Democracy

Apr 25, 2023 | dissidentvoice.org | Andy Roth

Journalists are on the front lines of battles to defend the right to freedom of expression by Andy Lee Roth / April 25th, 2023 Two cornerstones of democracy—freedom of expression and freedom of information—are under concerted attack, in the United States and around the world.
The Lifeblood of Democracy

Apr 25, 2023 | savageminds.substack.com | Andy Roth

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The Lifeblood of Democracy

Apr 25, 2023 | savageminds.substack.com | Andy Roth

Two cornerstones of democracy—freedom of expression and freedom of information—are under concerted attack, in the United States and around the world. In the US, for example, reactionary elected officials seek to ban books in schools, often in the name of protecting children; and government agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, seek to curb online speech that they deem dangerous.
GOP PACs Have a New Strategy as Democrats Outraise Them: Run Ultra-Rich Candidates to Fund Their Own Campaigns

Mar 23, 2023 | truthout.org | Sharon Zhang |Sasha Abramsky |Andy Roth |Chris Walker

Skip to contentSkip to footerBoth major parties have run self-funded candidates in the past, but the GOP is ramping up the practice. As the Republican Party veers further into fascism, the party is facing an election fundraising problem: Democrats in competitive Senate races are consistently outraising Republican candidates, and the party has lost control of the chamber. The party’s solution?
Sanders Urges DNC to Stop Allowing Super PAC Spending in Primaries

Feb 2, 2023 | truthout.org | Sharon Zhang |Andy Roth |Clarence Lusane |Chris Walker

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) is urging leadership of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to vote on and pass a resolution that would ban Super PAC money in Democratic primaries as the influence of billionaires and dark money groups grows ever stronger in elections.