AltWeeklies Wire
The 14th Annual Muzzle Awardsnew

An annual look at the dishonorable enemies of free speech and personal liberty in New England.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
06-30-2011 |
Civil Liberties
The Twelfth Annual 'Boston Phoenix' Muzzle Awardsnew
Every year around our nation's birthday, the Boston Phoenix honors the dishonorable — those people and institutions who did the most to trample free speech in New England.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
07-09-2009 |
Civil Liberties
The 2008 Phoenix Muzzle Awardsnew

Freedom of expression may be guaranteed by the Constitution, but it's an idea we have to fight for every day. We round up the past year's most conspicuous enemies.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
06-26-2008 |
Civil Liberties
The 10th Annual Muzzle Awardsnew

A tribute to the enemies of free speech and other civil liberties in New England -- from Mitt Romney to the PC crowd at Tufts.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
07-06-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
The Muzzle Awards 2006new

We present our annual roundup of people and institutions that undermined free speech and civil liberties -- but first, a word about George W. Bush.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
06-29-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
The Boston Phoenix's Eighth Annual Muzzle Awardsnew
The FBI leads our annual roundup of those who undermined free speech and personal liberties.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
06-30-2005 |
Civil Liberties
The 2004 Muzzle Awards: 10 People and Institutions That Undermined Free Speechnew
The Phoenix's annual Independence Day round-up of free-speech enemies. (Contains New England examples.) Plus a 700-word runners-up sidebar.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
07-01-2004 |
Civil Liberties