Speak Out for Freedom of Expression (While We Can)
The rise of book banning in schools, libraries, and bookstores, and what we can do to prevent it.
A Sudden Crackdown
The crackdown on books and freedom of expression in schools and libraries is real, frightening, and moving at pandemic speed.
Independence Lost
Comparing the national security law that eliminates Hong Kong's independence to the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968.
Women’s March
A report on the 2020 Women's March in NYC and why we need to start putting up Hong Kong numbers if we want to keep our democracy.
Introducing Debut Novelist Alison Littman
An interview with Alison Littman, author of Radio Underground, set in Hungary in the aftermath of the failed 1956 uprising.
Is Portugal a Model for Life Without Net Neutrality?
A discussion of why the recent image of a bundled mobile offering in Portugal is not a model for what will happen in the U.S. without #NetNeutrality.
Young People Rally for #NetNeutrality
Thursday December 7 saw nationwide rallies to protest Federal Communications Commission director Ajit Pai's promise to end Net Neutrality at the FCC's monthly meeting on December 14. Most of the…
Shopping Mall Rules: The End of Net Neutrality
By the end of 2017, this blog and every other site on the internet will enter uncharted territory. Former telecommunications industry lobbyist Ajit Pai, appointed by the current administration, will…
Update on Translator Necmiye Alpay
An update on the case of Turkish translator Necmiye Alpay, now released from prison due to the pressure of writers and human rights activists around the world.
What? Is This a Joke?
The work of my friend Beverly Slapin leads to a discussion of humor and satire and the importance of dialogue rather than censorship.