DARE: Jeff Bezos Accuses National Enquirer of ‘Extortion and Blackmail’
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
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Including Language from Anti-Semitism Awareness Act in Government Spending Bill a Misguided Approach to Fighting Hate on Campus
"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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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