Noam Chomsky
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Noam Chomsky’s wife denies reports that the leftist icon has died
Chomsky, 95, had been hospitalised in Brazil while recovering from a stroke. Some outlets have published obituaries.
- by Hillel Italie
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Book bans are soaring in America. Not even Captain Underpants can escape them
The American Library Association estimates that as many as 10,000 different titles are removed from the shelves of public school and local libraries each year.
- by Malcolm Knox
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Freedom of speech
In bed with Noam: The fight to say what you think makes strange bedfellows
Disagree all you like, but in a free, liberal society, everyone should be free to express an opinion.
- by Tom Switzer
Rowling, Atwood among 150 authors warning of 'intolerance of opposing views'
They've signed a letter, titled 'A Letter on Justice and Open Debate', denouncing the "restriction of debate" in modern culture.
- by Muri Assunção
Inspired by her father's escape, teenage debut novelist Vivian Pham is set to become a voice of her generation
What began as an after-school project turned into a debut novel that has set the Australian publishing industry abuzz. And Vivian Pham is still only 19.
- by Stephanie Wood