PEN America Calls for Independent Investigation into Jamal Khashoggi’s Disappearance and Apparent Murder
As writers, journalists, and Members of PEN America and the Authors Guild, we write to express our concern about the apparent murder of Jamal Khashoggi. More
DARE: How Vilification of George Soros Moved From the Fringes to the Mainstream
Vilification of philanthropist human rights benefactor George Soros began on the far right and migrated toward mainstream. Google employees walk out to... More
On Identity, Perspective, and Influences: A PEN Ten Interview with Katya Apekina
"I’m looking at emotional truth, and that’s subjective and contradictory. The facts might be the facts, but how does one interpret them?" More
DARE: Press Struggles with Amplifying Trump’s Pre-Midterms Claims
President Trump’s false claim that the United States is the only country allowing birthright citizenship and his proposal to undo the Constitutional amen... More
DARE: Defiant and Divisive, Trump Set to Honor Pittsburgh Victims
Trump travels today to Pittsburgh, where some say he is unwelcome in light of harsh rhetoric that they argue helped fuel Saturday's attack on the synagogue. More
Visual Disobedience: A Reading List
In celebration of PEN Out Loud: Visual Disobedience, PEN America and Strand Book Store have developed the following reading list. More
DARE: The Conspiratorial Hate We See Online Is Increasingly Appearing In Real Life
The impact of words—said, unsaid, repeated, tweeted, and deleted, on and offline—is in full and tragic evidence after 11 worshipers are murdered in a Pittsburgh synagogue by an anti-Semite… More
DARE: Two More Bombs Found, Sent to Cory Booker and CNN
More mail bombs are found en route to current and former top government officials who have been critical of the Trump administration. Extreme right-wing conspiracy theories discounting the seriousness… More
Self-Expression, Facebook, and the Fight for Freedom of Speech in Vietnam
Unlike the country’s state-run media, Facebook previously provided a comparatively open space for Vietnamese citizens to express themselves. More
DARE: Trump Decries “Political Violence” after Years of Stoking It
In wake of bomb threats against CNN and public officials, news organizations tighten security and examine the role of the President's rhetoric in fueling tensions. After condemning attempted terror… More
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