The purge of American liberty
The arrest of the pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil is just the start of Trump’s crackdown on free speech.
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Jill Filipovic
Jill Filipovic is a journalist, lawyer and author, and writes on US politics for the New Statesman.
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