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DARE: Rep. Rashida Tlaib Rejects Israeli Offer to Visit West Bank Family

News DigestAugust 16, 2019

Representative Tlaib of Michigan rejects Israeli offer to allow her to visit family on the West Bank, following two days of back and forth in which... More

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DARE: A Paradox at the Heart of the Newspaper Crisis

News DigestAugust 1, 2019

The New York Times' The Last Edition series looks at the state of local news in the United States, from the closing of newspapers to the paradoxes and... More

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DARE: Lawsuit Affirms That Even ‘Offensive’ Publications Have Free Press Rights

News DigestJuly 26, 2019

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rules in favor of UC San Diego student publication, finding that the university targeted the publication specifically and... More

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Overcoming Hate: Mira Jacob Recommends Poetry by Ashley M. Jones

PoetryJuly 24, 2019

Mira Jacob recommends an excerpt from the poem "Who Will Survive in America? or 2017: A Horror Film" by the poet Ashley M. Jones. More

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DARE: ‘Like Air, I’ll Rise’: Ilhan Omar and Others on Words to Conquer Hate

News DigestJuly 23, 2019

Writers join Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) in pushing back on the president's racist hatred with poetry, in a series curated by the Guardian and PEN... More

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DARE: Trump’s Supporters Chanted ‘Send Her Back!’ as the President Attacked Rep. Ilhan Omar

News DigestJuly 18, 2019

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

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DARE: On Amazon, a QAnon Conspiracy Book Climbs the Charts—with an Algorithmic Push

News DigestMarch 5, 2019

Amazon's algorithms push “QAnon: An Invitation to the Great Awakening,” a book supportive of the QAnon conspiracy to the top of its best seller list. More

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DARE: Trump Supporter Attacks BBC Cameraman at El Paso Rally

News DigestFebruary 12, 2019

Supporter at a Trump rally in El Paso, Texas, attacks BBC cameraman Ron Skeans. (See PEN America's statement.) Reports show that hedge fund and Digital... More

DARE: Democrats Capture Control of House; G.O.P. Holds Senate

News DigestNovember 7, 2018

With unusually high turnout for a midterm election, Democrats gain the majority in the House and Republicans retain control of the Senate. Voters bring... More

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