The PEN Pod: Looking to the Past to Imagine a Better Future with Helen Zia
“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
The PEN Pod: Tough Questions with Suzanne Nossel
“When you speak, you need to think through where your words are going to land. . . [and] who might. . . interpret them in a very different way.” More
The PEN Pod: Tough Questions with Suzanne Nossel
“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: Trump’s Supporters Chanted ‘Send Her Back!’ as the President Attacked Rep. Ilhan Omar
At a North Carolina campaign rally, President Trump continues his attack on four members of Congress and leads the crowd in chants of 'send her back'... More
DARE: Security Reports Reveal How Assange Turned an Embassy into a Command Post for Election Meddling
CNN investigation reveals how Julian Assange received both deliveries of potentially hacked material related to the 2016 U.S. election and visits from... More
DARE: Google Workers Can Listen to What People Say to its AI Home Devices
Google admits that its contractors can listen to recordings from the company's home AI devices, including audio that was captured accidentally. Memphis Noticias reporter Manuel Duran Ortega released from… More
DARE: Judge Awards $4.1 Million in Neo-Nazi Website Lawsuit
Federal judge finds neo-Nazi website Daily Stormer did not engage in protected speech when falsely accusing radio show host of terrorism. President Trump... More
DARE: YouTube Bans Neo-Nazi and Holocaust-Denial Videos in Push against Hate Speech
YouTube takes new steps against hate speech on its platform, banning neo-Nazi and Holocaust denial videos. A Pew Center survey seems to indicate that... More
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"Reach out. With respect and care, reach out and tell the living writers who move you that you were there with them on the page and moved." We spoke with poet @GeffreyDavis about words that inspire him, what makes a piece of writing compelling & more: https://bit.ly/3eFkXeq
Music, like books, can connect humanity from a distance. This week, the @penworldvoices Just Press Play series invited novelist @emilyraboteau to curate a playlist of songs that power her through the week: https://bit.ly/3ckR6WT. #penworldvoices