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The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt
In this week’s Illustrated PEN, Public Programs Manager Lily Philpott presents an excerpt from The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt by Ken Krimstein. More
Ai Weiwei: Why Do the Powerful Fear Poets?
Globally lauded artist and activist Ai Weiwei accepts PEN America’s Artistic Expression Award at their 2018 LitFest Gala. More
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"The two things I love most are novels and birds, and they’re both in trouble."
A profile of Jonathan Franzen. https://t.co/9socxJU4FP
False information and incendiary images on Facebook have contributed to more than a dozen recent killings in Nigeria. https://t.co/qAm5xTn18Z
Members of Migrant Justice filed a lawsuit claiming they were targeted by the Department of Homeland Security as part of a large-scale campaign to suppress immigration activism in the US. https://t.co/BOHM6rBEJ4
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