10/12/2020: Trek-Segafredo suspends Quinn Simmons for ‘divisive, incendiary’ statements on Twitter - For Subway, A Ruling Not So Sweet. Irish Court Says Its Bread Isn't Bread

Today's Article: Trek-Segafredo suspends Quinn Simmons for ‘divisive, incendiary’ statements on Twitter
From: Velonews.com
Readability Score: 11.3

Is free speech free from consequence?

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Today's Alternate Article: For Subway, A Ruling Not So Sweet. Irish Court Says Its Bread Isn't Bread
Readability Score: 8.2 

6/1/2020: YouTube is deleting comments with two phrases that insult China’s Communist Party - Coronavirus pandemic sparks rise in car thefts across the country

Today's Article: YouTube is deleting comments with two phrases that insult China’s Communist Party
From: The Verge
Readability Score: 12.5

Should American companies censor speech for Communist dictatorships? Is sacrificing free speech worth entry into massive markets? Who decides?

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Today's Alternate Article: Coronavirus pandemic sparks rise in car thefts across the country
Readability Score: 9.4

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5/18/2020: San Antonio City Council unanimously passes resolution denouncing COVID-19 hate speech - This Baseball Mascot Was Struck Out By The Coronavirus Pandemic

Today's Article: San Antonio City Council unanimously passes resolution denouncing COVID-19 hate speech
From: News4SanAntonio.com
Readability Score: 12.4

Does a city have a right to regulate -- and prosecute -- speech? Who should decide who can say what?

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Readability Score: 7.4

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3/4/2020: AG William Barr laments “massively consolidated” mainstream press; claims journalists now ‘less objective” - The Human Side of Money

Today's Article: AG William Barr laments “massively consolidated” mainstream press; claims journalists now ‘less objective”
From: USA TODAY
Readability Score: 15.5

Speaking before the Religious Broadcasters Association, Attorney General William Barr expressed the opinion that religious viewpoints were particularly important today, when so much of the press seems to sound alike. Use today's article to consider the role (and value) of a free press, what happens when we don't get a variety of viewpoints in the news, and how a reporter can attempt to shape opinion rather than report. Then check out izzit's READ ALL ABOUT IT! for more.

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Readability Score: 8.4

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2/12/2020: Billings legislator insists Constitution says it's OK to violate others' Constitutional rights - A Tariff’s Spillover

Today's Article: Billings legislator insists Constitution says it's OK to violate others' Constitutional rights
From: The Billings Gazette
Readability Score: 11.3

Surveys say that many people don't really know what a 'socialist' is. In this article, a legislator shows confusion about what the Constitution says about socialists. Use today's article to discuss democratic socialism, free speech, consequences for that speech when it's wrong, and the role of the press in addressing errors.

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Readability Score: 7.7

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