A free and unfettered press and freedom of speech are central to our foundational ideals of "a more perfect union," so that instead of casting people who criticize America as unpatriotic, we ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Growing up in the former Soviet Union, Pedro Spivakovsky-Gonzalez's father and grandparents would listen to Voice of America with their ears pressed to the radio, trying to catch ...

As a bulwark against the flood of propaganda and misinformation coming from China and Russia, United States Agency for Global Media is a global beacon of American freedom and democracy reaching ...

He added: “Every democracy has its ups and downs, and unfortunately, Slovakia is going steeply down.” He referred to the situation in Hungary, where Viktor Orbán, the Prime Minister, has ...

I see the Duke administration’s view of academic freedom as undermining a key way that higher education contributes to a thriving democracy. The freedom to protest is a key condition for ...

“Academic freedom was taken for granted, as was democracy,” Matei told the attendees of an international symposium in Washington, D.C., that focused on academic freedom, its connections to democracy ...

‘Beacon of freedom’ dims as US initiatives that promote democracy abroad wither under Trump May 11, 2025, 4:39 AM Lisa Brakel poses at the Bedford Branch Library in Temperance, Mich., Tuesday ...