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Speak Up: A Student Forum on Hate Speech, Academic Freedom, and the First Amendment

Wednesday, February 27, 2019 | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
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DARE: Jeff Bezos Accuses National Enquirer of ‘Extortion and Blackmail’

News DigestFebruary 8, 2019

Jeff Bezos accuses American Media Inc., the company behind The National Enquirer, of extortion and blackmail, setting off speculation of ties between... More

DARE: As Facebook Raised a Privacy Wall, It Carved an Opening for Tech Giants

News DigestDecember 19, 2018

New York Times investigation shows the new breadth of Facebook user 'data-sharing,' including reading of private massages, phone numbers, and calendars... More

Including Language from Anti-Semitism Awareness Act in Government Spending Bill a Misguided Approach to Fighting Hate on Campus

Press ReleaseDecember 10, 2018

"In the face of a recent surge of anti-Semitism on campuses, lawmakers rightly feel compelled to stand firmly against anti-Semitism, as well as other forms of hateful speech. Adopting this definition of… More

DARE: Bipartisan Senate Group Wants to Formally Blame Saudi Crown Prince for Journalist’s Killing

News DigestDecember 6, 2018

Bipartisan Senate coalition moves to formally assign blame for Khashoggi killing on Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Facebook comes under new fire as... More

DARE: How 3 Actors Overcame Trump’s Travel Ban to Take the New York Stage

News DigestDecember 3, 2018

Three actors, two from Iran and one from Syria, travel from London to Brooklyn for the New York performance of The Jungle, a new British play set in the... More

DARE: White House Drops Effort to Suspend Press Pass for CNN’s Jim Acosta; Outlines Rules to Reporters

News DigestNovember 20, 2018

White House reverses itself, fully restoring Jim Acosta's press pass and prompting CNN to drop lawsuit. Letter from senior White House communications... More

DARE: The Conspiratorial Hate We See Online Is Increasingly Appearing In Real Life

News DigestOctober 29, 2018

The impact of words—said, unsaid, repeated, tweeted, and deleted, on and offline—is in full and tragic evidence after 11 worshipers are murdered in a Pittsburgh synagogue by an anti-Semite… More

Attack on Pittsburgh Synagogue an Act of Brazen Anti-Semitic Terror

October 27, 2018

An attack on peaceful congregants during a Sabbath morning service is an act of brazen anti-Semitic terror, aimed to menace and intimidate. This devastating assault comes amidst a sharp upsurge… More

DARE: Callers Flood C-SPAN with Sexual Assault Stories during Ford Hearing

News DigestSeptember 28, 2018

During breaks in the testimonies of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Senate Judiciary Committee, dozens of women come forward to share… More

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“The bone-chilling details of this plan to target journalists and politicians with murderous violence are a sobering reminder of the threats journalists and others face for uncovering and speaking the truth," says @SuzanneNossel https://t.co/CHm79WT206

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Coming up on 3/1: Our second #PENOutLoud event of the year with bestselling poets Layli Long Soldier and Claudia Rankine! Join us at @thenewschool with @strandbookstore.

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It's absolutely horrifying to see journalists and politicians targeted like this. No one should have to live in fear for simply doing their jobs. https://t.co/HWpkHcVXgk

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