Dangerous mega-mergers like this demonstrate the urgent need to enforce the antitrust laws instead of caving in.

A conversation with historian Dr. Kelly Lytle Hernández about the historic whites-only system driving the U.S. immigration machine

A conversation with historian Dr. Kelly Lytle Hernández about the historic whites-only system driving the U.S. immigration machine

A conversation with historian Dr. Kelly Lytle Hernández about the historic whites-only system driving the U.S. immigration machine

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The First Amendment protects the press precisely because U.S. presidents cannot make that decision to cherry-pick media access as a loyalty test.

The First Amendment protects the press precisely because U.S. presidents cannot make that decision to cherry-pick media access as a loyalty test.

Critics have called the ads “propaganda,” but the White House says they’re “public service announcements.”

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“The court should reject this deal outright," says Jessica J. González. "It doesn’t address the anti-competitive concerns that state attorneys general themselves identified in their initial lawsuit."

“The court should reject this deal outright," says Jessica J. González. "It doesn’t address the anti-competitive concerns that state attorneys general themselves identified in their initial lawsuit."

Over the last year, a huge movement arose to block Paramount Skydance’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. And this fight is not over.

Free Press and allies filed an emergency motion requesting the opportunity to formally oppose the weak consent decree that state attorneys general entered into with Paramount.

September 24, 2026 — Core members of the Block the Merger coalition filed an emergency motion in federal court to oppose the AGs' consent decree with Paramount.

Free Press and allies filed an emergency motion requesting the opportunity to formally oppose the weak consent decree that state attorneys general entered into with Paramount.

But the growing movement fighting the authoritarian takeover of the media won’t stop

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But the growing movement fighting the authoritarian takeover of the media won’t stop

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