civil liberties
Canada conservatives push to curb civil liberties
March 11, 2015Canadian conservatives aren't slowing down their steamroller attempt to impose legislation criminalizing dissidents.
Read moreOpposition to repressive Canadian legislation grows
February 26, 2015"The NDP has identified several serious problems in C-51, including that the bill will give broad new powers to CSIS without enhancing oversight."
Read moreObama wants you to have cheap, fast Internet, but telecom giants don’t
February 2, 2015On Jan. 20 during the State of the Union address, President Obama pledged "to protect a free and open Internet."
Read moreMaking new victims out of revictimization
November 21, 2014It is now possible in American law, under the cover of "victim relief," to create new victims by depriving them of their freedom of speech.
Read moreToday in labor history: Freedom of the press
November 17, 2014On this date, Nov. 17, 1734, New York printer and journalist John Peter Zenger (1697-1746), a German immigrant, was arrested.
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