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DARE: Pentagon Testing Mass Surveillance Balloons across the U.S.
Pentagon begins testing use of mass surveillance high-altitude balloons throughout six Midwest states. Apple has announced it is halting practice of... More
DARE: A Paradox at the Heart of the Newspaper Crisis
The New York Times' The Last Edition series looks at the state of local news in the United States, from the closing of newspapers to the paradoxes and... More
Three Poems by Vasko Popa
You didn’t have a real father / The day you first saw the world within you / Your mother was not at home / It was an error you… More
“Stories Help Expand Our Boundaries”: A PEN Ten Interview with Maaza Mengiste
"We know the world is more than we can sense or experience in one lifetime; stories help expand our boundaries." More
DARE: Trump, Defending McConnell, Claims the Washington Post Is a ‘Russian Asset’
President Trump defends Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell, facing accusations that blocking an election security bill exposes the United States to... More
DARE: McConnell Defends Blocking Election Security Bill, Rejects Criticism He Is Aiding Russia
Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell rejects criticism of his decision to block an election security bill that supporters say could have helped protect... More
Creating Meaning: A PEN Ten Interview with Ling Ma
"Making narrative is the act of organizing information into a coherent system of cause and effect. In this way, it is the act of creating meaning." More
PEN America Files Legal Brief Calling for Release of Student Detained for Reading Poem
“No one should go to jail for reading a poem." More
Charges Must be Dropped Against Two Zimbabwean Filmmakers and Two Other Artists For Film Screening
“The Zimbabwean authorities’ targeting of filmmakers and culture professionals is an alarming attack on artistic freedom,” said Julie Trébault, Director of the Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) at PEN… More
DARE: Tulsi Gabbard, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Sues Google for $50 Million
Presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard sues Google alleging it violated her First Amendment rights when the platform briefly suspended her campaign... More