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The PEN Pod: On Vaccine Misinformation, the Capitol Insurrection, and Crackdowns on Journalists in Russia

InterviewJuly 30, 2021

“It’s extremely important to get [the Capitol insurrection] down as a first draft of history that cannot be wished away or ignored.” More

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The PEN Pod: On Spyware Scandals, Olympic Protests, and Tackling Disinformation

InterviewJuly 23, 2021

“We have said a number of times in a number of contexts that athletes don’t lose their right to free expression when they put on their uniform.” More

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LGBTQ+ Advocate Frank Mugisha Discusses the State of Free Expression in Uganda

InterviewJuly 8, 2021

PEN America worked with a local partner to interview Frank Mugisha regarding the state of free expression for the Ugandan LGBTQ+ community. More

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The PEN Pod: On Identity Politics, Queer Selfhood, and Libraries with Lisa Hiton and Dylan Zavagno

InterviewJune 25, 2021

“Queer poetics right now, at least as the poems that we have are beginning to tell us, say a lot about revolution, image, form—form being an equivalent to the… More

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The PEN Pod: On Threats to Journalists, Information Ecosystems, and Critical Race Theory

InterviewJune 11, 2021

“The gag order—what it illustrates is just the breadth and the power that the Justice Department has had to silence and stifle inquiry.” More

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How COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation Uniquely Affects Communities of Color: A Conversation with Nora Benavidez

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By: Erin Carden | June 9, 2021

Misleading information, anti-vaccine propaganda, and conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 vaccine continue to threaten public health. This interview unpacks those issues. More

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Temperature Check, Vol. 12: Prison Journalism in the Time of COVID-19

News DigestMay 18, 2021

Exploring prison journalism during the pandemic through articles from the Prison Journalism Project and a podcast interview with Yukari Kane and Shaheen Pasha. More

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Works of Justice Podcast: Journalists and Educators Yukari Kane and Shaheen Pasha on Prison Journalism

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By: Frances Keohane | May 18, 2021

Prison and Justice Writing Fellow Frances Keohane speaks with Yukari Kane and Shaheen Pasha about prison journalism in the era of COVID-19. More

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The Plague Year: America in the Time of CovidColette and Daniel BennettThursday, June 10, 2021 | 7:00 pm ET
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Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic WorldCraig Newmark and Alexandra MunroeThursday, June 17, 2021 | 8:00 pm ET
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