Repressing Radicalism
The Espionage Act was passed today in 1917. It helped destroy the Socialist Party of America and quashes free speech to this day.
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Chip Gibbons is policy director of the nonprofit advocacy organization Defending Rights & Dissent.
The Espionage Act was passed today in 1917. It helped destroy the Socialist Party of America and quashes free speech to this day.
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Couching opposition to Trump in anti-Russia language will only end up benefiting the Right.
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For decades, the state has used lists like the no-fly list to expand its power and harass political dissidents.
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