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The PEN Pod: On Fighting Asian American Hate and Posing Alternatives to Over-Policing with State Senator Brad Hoylman

InterviewJuly 2, 2021

“Seeing that more policing doesn’t always result in safer communities and that there are powerful alternatives to over-policing. . . we’re writing this bill.” More

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The PEN Pod: On Censorship, Academic Freedom, and Hate Speech

InterviewJuly 2, 2021

“Even if you didn’t believe that fighting against hate crimes is just the right thing to do, as a moral matter, I think it’s also instrumental for the protection… More

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APA Heritage Month: Resistance & Community

Monday, May 24, 2021 – Saturday, May 29, 2021 | 5:00 pm ET
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The PEN Pod: On Saudi Arabia’s Crimes and a Potential Trump Memoir with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewNovember 20, 2020

“We’ve convened an extraordinary group. . . to widen the aperture, force the world to reckon with Saudi Arabia’s really egregious record.” More

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The PEN Pod: On Attacks on Journalists, the Punishment of Professors, and Oscars Eligibility Requirements with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewSeptember 25, 2020

“We have 200,000 Americans dead, and [President Trump] wants people to discredit the reporting on it—on the criticism of his handling of the pandemic, on the rifts between him… More

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The PEN Pod: Looking to the Past to Imagine a Better Future with Helen Zia

InterviewMay 27, 2020

“Every Asian American in the United States and people with Asian faces all over the world are experiencing this global pandemic of racism and hatred.” More

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DARE: University of Arizona Presses Charges against Students for Protesting against Border Patrol

News DigestApril 4, 2019

Two University of Arizona students face misdemeanor charges after protesting against Customs and Border Patrol activity on their campus in Tuscon. House Judiciary Committee to hold panel... More

DARE: After Mueller Report Findings, Republican National Committee Plans to ‘Slam and Shame the Media’

News DigestMarch 25, 2019

Following the release of the Mueller report, Republican National Committee slams media as 'obsessed with the Democrat lie.' Senate Republicans push two... More

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DARE: A Self-Proclaimed White Nationalist Planned a Mass Terrorist Attack, the Government Says

News DigestFebruary 21, 2019

On the same day President Trump directly attacks the New York Times as the 'enemy of the people,' law enforcement officials uncover Maryland man's plot... More

DARE: White House Sets Record for Longest Span with No Press Briefings

News DigestJanuary 23, 2019

President Trump says he told White House press secretary 'not to bother' with press briefings, a forum for the public to see journalists question the... More

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