DARE: A single vote leads to a rare tie for control of the Virginia legislature
On a recount, a single vote turns the balance of power in Virginia’s legislature. A Republican media monitoring firm cancels its contract with the EPA... More
Writing in a Racialized Society: Cornel West
Cornel West speaks at the PEN America event "Writing in a Racialized Society." More
Occupied by Translation
This has been a heady few weeks of activity for the Translation Working Group down at Occupy Wall Street. In this time, the ranks of our volunteer translators have… More
Translating a Local Revolution
So much of the political side of PEN’s work is concerned, quite appropriately, with struggles for freedom taking place around the globe; but this week I spent a good… More