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A Free White House Press is In Peril. I Demand to Meet Trump

POOL TOGETHER

April Ryan is one of the White House press corp’s longest-serving members. Here she reveals the extraordinary battle over freedom being fought in the West Wing—and her part in it.

April Ryan | Published Mar 14, 2025

How Butthurt Mayor Became Worse for Free Press than Trump

BEAT THE PRESS

Mississippi mayor Chuck Espy has managed to silence his local paper with the help of a judge—something Trump can only dream of.

Corbin Bolies | Published Feb 22, 2025

MAGA’s Favorite Justice Alito Is Very Interested in Pornhub

SEX AND THE SCOTUS

The justice’s blunder prompted a host of dirty jokes and snarky responses.

Lily Mae Lazarus | Published Jan 15, 2025

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Machete-Wielding Teen Allegedly Threatened Florida Voters

KNIVES OUT

Police in Neptune Beach have attempted to assure residents that polling stations in the county remain safe for voters.

Lily Mae Lazarus | Published Oct 30, 2024
opinion

PEN America Is Right to Stay Out of Gaza War Activism

PRINCIPLES OVER POLITICS

The free speech organization canceled its annual World Voices Festival after a boycott by pro-Palestinian writers. But viewpoint neutrality is central to its mission.

Jacob Mchangama | Published May 13, 2024
opinion

We Don’t Need Warrior Cops Policing Campus Protests

REMEMBER FREE SPEECH?

Heavily armed and armored officers cracking down on pro-Palestinian protests is unnecessary, dangerous, and sets a terrible precedent.

Radley Balko | Published Apr 30, 2024

Supreme Court Strangles Protest Rights in 3 Southern States

SILENCED

It declined to hear an appeal of a lower court’s decision that makes protest organizing in several states extremely risky.

Amanda Yen | Published Apr 15, 2024

Judge Blasts Texas AG’s ‘Retaliatory’ Probe of Watchdog

FIRST AMENDMENT

Media Matters President and CEO Angelo Carusone released a statement calling the news a “victory for free speech.”

William Vaillancourt | Published Apr 12, 2024

Judge Says Gaetz, MTG Can Sue Cities For Canceled Rally

SO ORDERED

But he also slammed the reps’ baseless “conspiracy theory”’ about civil-rights groups targeting them.

Amanda Yen | Published Mar 23, 2024
opinion

TikTok Is Bad. Banning It Would Be Much Worse.

PANIC LAWS

A U.S. government ban on the social media app is authoritarian and unconstitutional.

Brad Polumbo | Published Mar 22, 2024

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