The Race Is Over; The Work Begins: A Letter From Suzanne Nossel
We are back from the brink, and a new day dawns. This election is called, and disinformation and alternative facts did not win. More
Seth Meyers to Host 2020 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony, March 2 at New York’s The Town Hall
“The PEN America Literary Awards work to elevate original and promising voices and build a literary canon fit for the 21st century." More
PEN America: Facebook Should Not Run Political Ads That Are Demonstrably Untrue
“Facebook is mistaken if it believes that running manifestly deceitful political ads on the network serves the cause of free speech or protects against censorship. We urge Facebook to… More
FEC Chair to Host Symposium on Digital Disinformation and the Threat to Democracy
The daylong symposium – hosted by FEC Chair Ellen Weintraub, PEN America, and Stanford’s Global Digital Policy Incubator – is designed to frame and understand the risks and challenges… More
DARE: A Decade of Implications at Stake, Supreme Court Hears Census Citizenship Question
Supreme Court is set to hear arguments today on whether the Trump Administration can include a question about citizenship in the 2020 census, which... More
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