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There Was a 1,200% Increase in Journalist Arrests in 2020

Journalists are being arrested in the US at a staggering and alarming rate — part of a larger crackdown on protest in the U.S.

4 min readDec 14, 2020

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There Was a 1,200% Increase in Journalist Arrests in 2020

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The Next Bob Woodward Could Be Muzzled by the Assange Verdict

The charges being brought against the WikiLeaks founder would criminalize good reporting

5 min readSep 23, 2020

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The Next Bob Woodward Could Be Muzzled by the Assange Verdict

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Turnkey Tyranny Is Alive and Well Under Trump

The Trump administration didn’t make the DHS into a freight train — it just stepped on the gas

4 min readJul 29, 2020

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Federal officers deploy tear gas at protestors in front of the Mark O. Hatfield courthouse in Portland, Oregon.

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Congress Is Alarmingly Close to Handing Trump Dangerous Spying Powers

And Adam Schiff, of all people, is the one giving it to him

5 min readMay 28, 2020

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Congress Is Alarmingly Close to Handing Trump Dangerous Spying Powers

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The Coronavirus Could Mean the End of Local News

With newspapers experiencing declining ad revenues, senators proposed relief for local newsrooms in the next stimulus bill

5 min readApr 10, 2020

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The Coronavirus Could Mean the End of Local News

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A New Bill Attacks What May Be the Most Important Law on the Internet

The EARN IT Act would give the DOJ even more power to censor the internet

4 min readMar 12, 2020

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A New Bill Attacks What May Be the Most Important Law on the Internet

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Here Are Three Things Congress Can Do to Fight Trump’s Corruption and Cover-Ups

Trump is just the latest president to suppress reporting on his administration. It’s time for Congress to fight back.

5 min readJan 31, 2020

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Here Are Three Things Congress Can Do to Fight Trump’s Corruption and Cover-Ups

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The Trump Administration’s Lies About Encryption Are Putting Our Privacy In Danger

Attorney General William Barr is demanding Apple weaken its encryption — with disastrous implications for everyone’s security

4 min readJan 15, 2020

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The Trump Administration’s Lies About Encryption Are Putting Our Privacy In Danger

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Democrats Need to Get It Together and Say ‘Stop’ to an Iran War at All Costs

The Trump administration is yet again trying to start a major war based on lies. It needs to be stopped.

5 min readJan 6, 2020

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Democrats Need to Get It Together and Say ‘Stop’ to an Iran War at All Costs

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Why Do Democrats Refuse to Adopt a Progressive Foreign Policy?

Bernie Sanders’ willingness to criticize America’s military operations makes him an outlier among 2020 Democrats

6 min readDec 2, 2019

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Why Do Democrats Refuse to Adopt a Progressive Foreign Policy?

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Trevor Timm

Trevor Timm

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Trevor Timm is the executive director of Freedom of the Press Foundation. His writing has appeared the New York Times, the Guardian, and the Intercept.

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