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DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Proposed regulations for protests run up against First Amendment concerns, a Danish man who burned the Quran is prosecuted for blasphemy, and more. More
Aleppo Mince
I wonder if in reality death is altogether commonplace, normal, and we are the ones who exaggerated it, made it into something extraordinary. More
from The Return
And the fathers must have known, having once themselves been sons, that the ghostly presence of their hand will remain throughout the years… More
Save the National Endowments for the Arts and the Humanities: What You Can Do
President Trump is soon expected to propose a budget that would completely eliminate funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). » What do… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Trump revokes Obama guidelines on transgender bathrooms, Russia's Foreign Ministry singles out what it calls "fake news", and more. More
Nat Turner
"And about this time i had a vision—and I saw white spirits and black spirits engaged in battle, and the sun was darkened—the thunder rolled in the Heavens, and… More
AZERBAIJAN: Health concern for imprisoned writer Rashad Ramazanov
PEN is deeply concerned for the health of writer and blogger Rashad Ramazanov, who is serving a nine-year sentence for his anti-government writings. His family, who recently visited him… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Spicer says Trump has great respect for the press, Uzbekistan releases one of the longest-imprisoned journalists, and more. More
2017 PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award for a Playwright in Mid-Career
Winner [caption id="attachment_135561" align="alignright" width="142"] Tarell McCraney, 2013 MacArthur Fellow[/caption] Tarell Alvin McCraney Three awards from PEN and the Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater honor a Grand Master of American Theater,… More
2017 PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award for a Master American Dramatist
Winner Suzan-Lori Parks Three awards from PEN and the Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater honor a Grand Master of American Theater, a mid-career playwright with an outstanding voice, and an… More