DREAMing Out Loud Anthology Centers Undocumented Voices
"These essays reflect the anxieties and traumas confronting an entire generation of would-be Americans, who are part of the tapestry of American life in all but documentation." More
Three and a Half Ways Not to Fix The Internet
The three proposed reforms to Section 230 highlight the struggle between maintaining free expression and regulating harassment and disinformation. More
PEN America Files Court Brief in Support of Mary Trump Book
“This is the second lawsuit in less than a month brought by President Trump or his allies attempting to hide information from the American public and an obvious effort… More
U.S.-Based Iranian Activists Face Government-Led Threats
"Masih and her fellow activists are astonishingly courageous in their determination to write and speak about women’s rights in Iran despite the ongoing threats they face." More
Bolton Memoir Can Proceed
"The government's brazen attempt at prior restraint was rightly stopped in its tracks." More
PEN America Files Legal Brief Against Trump Efforts to Censor Bolton Book
"A free society cannot hinge on the government silencing certain perspectives before they are even uttered." More
PEN America Chapters Call on City Leaders to Protect First Amendment
"Mayors and police chiefs have a responsibility to their communities to ensure that the First Amendment rights of protesters and journalists are guaranteed." More
Bolton Lawsuit “Smacks of Desperation”
"This legal action smacks of desperation on the part of the Trump administration to keep the content of Bolton's book out of the public eye." More
PEN America Opens Submissions for 2021 PEN America Literary Awards
"Through the reimagined Literary Awards, PEN America redoubles its commitment to celebrating the talent and voices of the poets and writers most often marginalized by business as usual, and… More
White House Aversion to Press Infects CDC
"The running battle between the Trump White House and U.S. international public broadcasting, which apparently displeases the president with its professional approach to journalism, has also infected the CDC." More
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Writers, artists, and students debate the upcoming removal of a Depression-era mural at the University of Kentucky. Some want to see the mural removed, while others say hiding it is artistic censorship and obscuring the state’s history of slavery. https://nyti.ms/38xDmYM
Google, Facebook, and Twitter said they were reviewing China’s punitive new national security law for the city, a rare public questioning of Chinese policy by major U.S. tech companies. They have yet to decide to cooperate with parts of the law. https://nyti.ms/2VRaXrq