By Frances Moore Lappé / August 9, 2021 (Photo Credit: Shutterstock by Dmitry Demidovich) Originally Published on Common Dreams, August 9, 2021 How can a democracy committed to freedom of speech protect itself against damaging lies? That’s a tough and urgent question with which our nation must now grapple. The Big Lie—still believed by one-half of Republicans—led to deaths on January 6th, and lies about Covid vaccines are “killing people,” affirmed Scientific American. Speed