Want to know what is on our minds? Find blog posts written here, by the City Club staff, members, and partners. Every week you can find a new edition of #FreeSpeech in the News — a collection of related stories, commentary, and opinions on free speech in the 21st century that’s making the news. You’ll also find takes on current events, past forums, and issues surrounding Northeast Ohio. Read on for all things City Club.
Monday, August 12, 2019
As the Citadel of Free Speech here in Cleveland, we work to protect and promote the basis of our democracy by sharing related stories, commentary, and opinions on free speech in the 21st century. Here's what's making the news – and what you should know about – in the past week. 1.) Google employees weighed free...
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by Jill Zimon, Ohio Debate Commission Has four nights of presidential primary debates in the past two months left you wanting more, or dreading the ten (yes, 10) coming up between now and the middle of 2020? Don’t answer that. Social media, a 24-7 news cycle, and the infusion of concern for ratings have fired people up on...
Monday, August 05, 2019
As the Citadel of Free Speech here in Cleveland, we work to protect and promote the basis of our democracy by sharing related stories, commentary, and opinions on free speech in the 21st century. Here's what's making the news – and what you should know about – in the past week. 1.) University of Florida pays...
Friday, August 02, 2019
Click here or image above to view Slideshow by Maureen Conway, Vice President for Policy Programs and Executive Director, Economic Opportunities Program, The Aspen Institute For decades, the United States was considered the land of opportunity: a place where hard work resulted in educational opportunities and a job that paid a livable wage, offered opportunities for...
Monday, July 29, 2019
As the Citadel of Free Speech here in Cleveland, we work to protect and promote the basis of our democracy by sharing related stories, commentary, and opinions on free speech in the 21st century. Here's what's making the news – and what you should know about – in the past week. 1.) Missouri law says fake...
Friday, July 26, 2019
by Alana Schetzer, Sessional Tutor and Journalist, University of Melbourne The rapid spread of fake news can influence millions of people, impacting elections and financial markets. A study on the impact of fake news on the 2016 US presidential election, for instance, has found that fake news stories about Hillary Clinton was “very strongly linked” to...
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