DARE: How Vilification of George Soros Moved From the Fringes to the Mainstream
Vilification of philanthropist human rights benefactor George Soros began on the far right and migrated toward mainstream. Google employees walk out to... More
Conversations of Consequence
Join us as we convene vital conversations in advance of the 2018 midterm elections. More
DARE: For Local Newspapers, Angry Readers Are a Given. But Killings Send Shivers.
In the wake of the Capital Gazette killings, journalists nationwide reflect on the barrages of hate they receive in their inboxes and social media feeds. More
DARE: Capital Gazette Shooting: Staff Publish Friday Edition
The Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, publishes the day after a gunman attacks its newsroom, killing five staff members. (See PEN America statement on this attack amid ongoing… More
DARE: Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy Will Retire
Rights, precedents, and values at stake as Justice Anthony Kennedy resigns, opening way for contentious battle over new Trump nominee to U.S. Supreme Court. More
DARE: ‘I Would Have Done the Same Thing Again.’ Restaurant Owner on Why She Asked Sarah Huckabee Sanders to Leave
Restaurant owner asks White House press secretary to leave, saying this is a time of “uncomfortable” moral choices. More
DARE: Trump Reverses Course, Signs Order Ending His Policy of Separating Families at the Border
Protests spanning Congress, civil society, Hollywood, the tech industry, airlines, and others prod Trump to reverse stance on separating migrant families and issue new Executive Order halting future separations.… More
DARE: Trump Ramps up Rhetoric: Democrats Want ‘Illegal Immigrants’ to ‘Infest our Country’
Dehumanization rhetoric ramps up as President Trump and his allies use words like “infest” to describe people who seek to immigrate. Homeland Security Secretary who defended Trump policy separating… More
DARE: Listen to Children Who’ve Just Been Separated From Their Parents at the Border
ProPublica fuels the fire of a raging debate over family separations at the border through release of an audiotape of children wailing for their parents. LA Times, under new… More
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The APWA—at 1,600 essays, the largest and first fully-searchable archive of nonfiction by those incarcerated in the U.S.—contains documentations of extraordinary resilience, resistance to dehumanizing practices, and the will to rebuild damaged lives. https://t.co/VxgRoIr8PW
Kirill Serebrennikov, one of Russia’s most renowned directors and a vocal opponent of Putin, is on trial for financial fraud. The trial is widely seen as a referendum not on his financial dealings but rather on the limits of artistic freedom in Russia.
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"Always I worry about my writers."
Speaking with the founder of Nogaam Publishing, which was launched in 2012 to digitally produce Farsi writings that are censored in Iran. https://t.co/LPCu9IrMBu