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The PEN Pod: Reckoning and Reconciliation after the Trump Era with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewJanuary 22, 2021

“What we’re confronting on, for example, issues of race is the lingering pain and trauma that persists when there isn’t a full reckoning.” More

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The PEN Pod: Exploring the Impact of the Capitol Hill Insurrection on Free Speech with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewJanuary 15, 2021

“We have seen that. . . the sense of grievance that certain voices are being shut down, excluded, and drowned out, is a potent message that the right uses… More

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The PEN Pod: On the Capitol Hill Insurrection and Conspiracy Treadmill with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewJanuary 8, 2021

“This is the image—these horrifying images of looting and pillaging of the Capitol, just rank lawlessness, derisiveness, chaos. That’s what [Trump] sowed from the beginning.” More

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The PEN Pod: Tough Questions with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewMay 15, 2020

“The power of disinformation online, we see, is enormous.” More

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The PEN Pod: Tough Questions with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewMay 1, 2020

“We are absolutely dependent on the role of journalists in helping us sort through fact from fiction, understand the science, know how to keep ourselves safe.” More

DARE: Parkland School Turns to Experimental Surveillance Software That Can Flag Students as Threats

News DigestFebruary 14, 2019

One year after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, some school districts turn to increased monitoring and surveillance of students on campus... More

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DARE: Trump Condemns Attacks on Media after BBC Incident

News DigestFebruary 13, 2019

President Trump’s spokesperson says he 'condemns violence … including against members of the press' after journalist is assaulted at his El Paso rally... More

DARE: Mueller Indicts Roger Stone, Says He Was Coordinating with Trump Officials about Wikileaks’ Stolen Emails

News DigestJanuary 25, 2019

Roger Stone indicted on seven criminal charges, as special counsel Robert Mueller alleges that Stone sought stolen emails from WikiLeaks to damage... More

DARE: White House: It’s in ‘Public Interest’ for Staff to Skirt Ethics Rules to Meet With Fox News

News DigestAugust 14, 2018

White House argues it is in the "public interest" for Communications Director Bill Shine to skirt ethics rules in order to meet with his former employer, Fox News. More

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Literary royalty at @MilesCollege tonight with Birmingham native and National Book Award winner @imaniperry and @ALPoetLaureate Ashley M. Jones with support from @thankyou_bham. Inspiring evening. https://twitter.com/PENamerica/status/1618636171751342081

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Not enough words for the eloquence and generosity of @imaniperry in person. (And her laugh, her laughter, her smile—luminous.) ✨Do so wish I’d captured the image of @ALPoetLaureate’s purple sequins glimmering in the drizzle near a street lamp at @MilesCollege tonight.

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NEW today: lawmakers in at least 8 states have recently introduced bills targeting #DragShows

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This comes as all- age drag shows have become a flashpoint in America’s culture wars:

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