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As We Confront a Pandemic, U.S. State and Federal Government Must Support Local News
Amid a pandemic that is shaking the United States to its core, local news is a pillar of our society and democracy that must not fall. More
The PEN Pod: Searching for Broader Perspectives with Reza Aslan
“I think that there are forces right now that are looking for ways of taking advantage of this crisis to push through policies that they have been pursuing for… More
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So @Twitter and @Facebook have deleted tweets from #Brazil's President #Bolsonaro, #Venezuela Venezuela's #Maduro and @RudyGiuliani for #COVID19 misinformation. Who is next? Who is next? https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/30/21199845/twitter-tweets-brazil-venezuela-presidents-covid-19-coronavirus-jair-bolsonaro-maduro
In this @washingtonpost opinion piece, Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63), the chairman of the Renew Democracy Initiative, analyzes the façade that Russia has built in response to #COVID19 and how it has begun to crack. https://wapo.st/2w4RVUY
Authorities in Cambodia’s Kampong Chhnang province on Friday arrested the second activist with the banned opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (@RescueCambodia) in two days, charging him with “conspiracy to commit treason." https://bit.ly/2WUs0Kp
Dare to Speak
This May, PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel’s book Dare to Speak, providing a pathway for navigating and defending free speech, hits bookstores.
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