In the U.S., “freedom” usually means low taxes, fewer rules, and “the government can’t tell me what to do.” Cool. But what about freedom from medical bankruptcy, freedom to take an actual vacation, or ...
The ability to choose your job, start a business, own property, or decide how to spend your paycheck may seem natural to most Americans. Yet for billions around the world, the most basic economic ...
"In 2024, the same year democracy levels hit their lowest point since The Economist's Democracy Index was created in 2006, RSF noted that journalists’ work was increasingly obstructed by political ...
Academic freedom is declining worldwide, according to a report released in March, but the US is seeing an especially rapid deterioration across one particular metric: institutional autonomy, or the ...
U.S. Commission on International Religious chairman stresses that actionable consequences are needed on the ground. U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Chairman Stephen Schneck (photo: ...
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Nepal, Dec. 26 -- On December 10, the year 2025 reached a murderous milestone. In 2024, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) had recorded 126 journalists and media workers killed, the highest ...