Realms of Possibility: A Conversation with Phillip Gourevitch, Norbert Grstein, and Colum McCann
PHILIP GOUREVITCH: I’ve been struck over time that nonfiction writers are often treated the way photographers were treated by the great art museums and art snobs of the early… More
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Disinformation is a growing voter suppression tactic aimed at Black communities. How can we fight it? Yosef Getachew from @CommonCause, Candice Fortman from @media_outlier & Heather Harding from @campaignfuture will discuss @PressClubDC 9/28. RSVP: http://bit.ly/3r7sScs #ALC51
University of Idaho’s legal counsel told faculty members that if they provide birth control (including condoms) to students or even mention abortion in certain contexts, or they could be fired for violating the state’s new anti-abortion law. https://jezebel.com/university-of-idaho-told-faculty-they-could-be-fired-fo-1849582850
More books banned.
More districts.
More states.
More students losing access to literature.
“More” is the operative word for our #BannedInTheUSA report on school book bans, which offers a comprehensive look at bans throughout the 2021–22 school year: https://pen.org/report/banned-usa-growing-movement-to-censor-books-in-schools/