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Desert World
Being the queen can be the most lonely job in the world sometimes and Carmelious was the closest person to her. Sending him out here most have been very… More
Prometheus: A Due Process Comedy
Argyle entered a convenience store shortly after three p.m. on the day in question. With a hand in his jacket pocket, he approached the clerk and demanded money. The… More
Independence Day: Give Thanks, Speak Freely, and Fight Back
That this country not only protects but exalts free expression, that we hold the fundamental conviction that the best way to combat evil is through dialogue, makes me as… More
N’existe Pas
The paparazzo placed his denim elbows squarely on the café table’s darkly polished depths. “The truth is, there is no further distinction to be made between ‘surveillance’ and ‘media’.… More
A Tribute to Walter Dean Myers (August 12, 1937-July 1, 2014)
His element was as a spokesman for the male point of view in black literature for children. More
Privacy and Civil Liberties Board Fails to Protect Its Title Values
Although the Board acknowledged foreign citizens' human right to privacy, it sidesteps the central question of the United States’ obligation to uphold those rights. More
from KINGED
grass cooling my temples / i thought of miklos / how all i wanted was to / hold miklos / bodies on top of / bodies he wanted /… More
2014 World Cup Beyond the Headlines
Beyond the headlines, there are stories on free expression and human rights at the Cup and in its contending teams' home nations: arrests in Iran, U.S. Supreme Court a… More
Illuminating the Shadows: an Interview with Jean-Euphèle Milcé
We sat down with Jean-Euphèle Milcé, president of PEN Haiti, to discuss free expression in Haiti, the next generation of writers, and his new novel. More
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