Financial Times
China's internet crackdown
Beijing is plugging the last holes in its 'Great Firewall' internet censorship apparatus, hampering global groups’ ability to operate in the country.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
J. Cynthia McDermott - On Banned Books
J. Cynthia McDermott is a retired professor of education at Antioch University Los Angeles. She was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Sarajevo Faculty of Philosophy, Fulbright scholar at the University of Wroclaw Poland and...
Schooling Online
Powering Through Prose: Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 - Theme of Censorship
Don’t speak your mind! Don’t write about the truth! That’s what it’s like in the world of Fahrenheit 451. The mass media is a joke and independent thought is dangerous. As for books, they’re burned… sometimes with their owners! Watch...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Suzanne Nossel - On Censorship and Banning Books
Suzanne Nossel currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of PEN America, the leading human rights and free expression organization, and she is author of Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All. Since joining in 2013, she has...
Weird History
How Twisted Sister Outclassed US Congress
Rock & Roll was under attack during the mid-’80s. As the music got more theatrical and provocative and MTV gave it a national platform, America’s youth screamed for more. It was obvious that pop music was experiencing a revolution it...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Suzanne Nossel - Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All
Suzanne Nossel currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of PEN America, the leading human rights and free expression organization, and she is author of Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All. Since joining in 2013, she has...
Curated Video
The Camera: How The Camera Exposed The Reality of The Civil War
The camera changed how many Americans saw the Civil War – and exposed millions to the horrors of conflict for the very first time.
Professor Dave Explains
Jimmy Carter: Successes and Failures Abroad (1977 – 1981)
Jimmy Carter was the last Democrat to win the South, given that he had served as Governor of Georgia. Most of the major events during his presidency were centered on foreign affairs, specifically the Middle East. Some went well, some not...
Schooling Online
Powering Through Prose: Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 - Context
Join us for an overview of Ray Bradbury’s world. We’ll show you how key issues and events in the real world shaped his ideas in Fahrenheit 451. Find out how the novel critiques key moments in history, including McCarthyism, 1950s...
Ancient Lights Media
Russia: The Rise of the Soviet Union 1923-1953
This clip looks at Russian history during the period of 1923 -1953.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Martha Hickson - The Right to Read
Martha Hickson has been a high school librarian since 2005. Her work has been featured in School Library Journal, Booklist, KnowledgeQuest, the American Library Association Intellectual Freedom Blog, NJEA Review, and School Librarian’s...
Weird History
Life In Fascist Italy
The period between WWI and WWII brought about major political changes in Italy, and yet it's fairly uncommon to discuss what actually went on in Benito Mussolini's fascist state during those years. Mussolini implemented policies and...
AllTime 10s
10 Countries With The Worst Human Rights Records
Most of us live in countries with pretty strong human rights. But some people aren't so lucky. From Chinese censorship to Saudi suppression, these are the 10 Countries With The Worst Human Rights In The World'
Curated Video
US-China TikTok deal could see boosting of “pro-Trump content”
New Review“Trump is getting not just this deal, but he's also getting essentially a media empire that's going to be run by Trump-friendly allies.”
Curated Video
New law to punish Russians who search online for 'extremist' content
The official definition of extremist activity is extremely broad and includes opposition groups and the “international LGBT movement”.
Curated Video
The Saga of the Kidnapped Bookseller of Hong Kong | The Listening Post (Feature)
For years, a bookstore owner in Hong Kong smuggled banned books into mainland China. His work made him a target.
Curated Video
Africa Uncensored: The Journalists Exposing Corruption in Kenya | Whose Truth Is It Anyway?
Journalists at Africa Uncensored investigate incompetence and corruption in a multi-million-dollar healthcare deal.
Curated Video
The anti-vaccine movement on social media | The Weekly with Wendy Mesley
The World Health Organization has declared vaccine hesitancy as one of the top 10 threats to our health. Big social media platforms have been moving to shut anti-vaccination websites down, but now anti-vaxxers are on the move to private...
Curated Video
Alex Jones Crashes Hearings: 'I Want to Face My Accusers'
Well, that happened. Far-right conspiracy theorist and verbal bomb-thrower Alex Jones crashed both the Senate and House hearings on big tech Wednesday, commandeering media attention and at one point nearly getting into an altercation...
Curated Video
Google Employees Stand up to Censorship
Hundreds of Google employees wrote a letter to protest the alleged censorship of certain searches in China. "Google employees need to know what we're building," the letter, signed by 1,000 company workers, said.
Curated Video
By Banning Alex Jones, Facebook and YouTube Set New Standards
After years of spreading incendiary conspiracy theories, the right-wing gadfly Alex Jones was kicked off Facebook, YouTube, Apple, and Spotify because recent lawsuits highlight the "real-life harm" of his rhetoric, says Axios media...
Curated Video
Artists bring copyright fight to European Parliament
"Get Up, Stand Up, stand up for your rights," has become the rallying cry that the artists have brought to the European Parliament over copyright reform. Singers, cartoonists, photographers are all battling it out with digital platforms:...
Curated Video
Hundreds of people rallied in Moscow demanding the Telegram app be unblocked
Hundreds of people rallied in Moscow demanding the Telegram app be unblocked. It's the second protest since Russian authorities stopped the free messaging service. The app was blocked on 16th of April after the company refused to comply...
Curated Video
Hundreds demand internet freedoms in Moscow rally
Hundreds of people have rallied in Moscow demanding that the Telegram app be unblocked. It's the second protest since Russian authorities banned the free messaging service. The app was blocked on April 16 after the company refused to...