DARE: Trump retweets inflammatory and unverified anti-Muslim videos
President Trump re-tweets three inflammatory, unverified anti-Muslim videos posted by a far-right British extremist. The president also is reported to be... More
PEN America’s Activist Guide to AWP 2017
PEN America has put together a guide to all events taking place at this year's Association of Writing Professionals (AWP) conference focusing on activism or action. More
The Wrong Side of History
Mike Dawson examines how we talk about gun control and how phrases like being on “the wrong side of history” are missing the point. More
NSA’s Espionage Can Aid Dictatorships
In spite of totalitarian suppression, the Internet opened a door for freedom of speech. The regime is always met by new waves of “hacktivism” and software for activists. IT… More
Maya Angelou: 1928-2014
One of the most influential books written in English, Angelou’s transformative autobiography unleashed the genre of the American memoir to new possibilities. With 39 public bans since 1983 for… More
The Answer is the Same, Sir
PEN remembers legendary folk singer and activist for social change Pete Seeger (1919-2014). More
Breaking Through Cybercensorship
A passionate panel of cyberactivists convened at the Cooper Union as part of the ThinkSwiss festival to discuss new tools and approaches to combating online censorship. Sponsored by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and… More
Breaking Through Cybercensorship
[caption id="attachment_9784" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Photo by Olivier Delhoume"][/caption] A passionate panel of cyberactivists convened at the Cooper Union as part of the ThinkSwiss festival to discuss new tools and approaches to combating online censorship.… More
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Amazing final event yesterday with @DiaArtFndn at @WorkerJusticeNY celebrating our #neonhaiku It will be in the front window of @WorkerJusticeNY (9 Main St. Kingston, NY) through the winter. Thanks, too, @_joseolivarez @KenningEditions @PENamerica #haiku #neon #frontlineworkers
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