DARE: Mike Pompeo Didn’t Raise Jamal Khashoggi Murder in Meeting with Saudi King
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo fails to raise the issue of continued impunity in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in a meeting with the Saudi... More
DARE: Donald Trump Files Reply to PEN America Lawsuit Alleging He Repeatedly Violates First Amendment
Department of Justice files a motion to dismiss PEN America v. Trump. (Find out more about our lawsuit in defense of First Amendment protections for... More
DARE: Most Americans Think That Local News Is Doing Well Financially, and Not Many Pay for It
As local news coverage shrinks precipitously, study shows only 14 percent of surveyed news consumers have paid for or given money to local news of any... More
DARE: After Mueller Report Findings, Republican National Committee Plans to ‘Slam and Shame the Media’
Following the release of the Mueller report, Republican National Committee slams media as 'obsessed with the Democrat lie.' Senate Republicans push two... More
DARE: Leaked Documents Show the U.S. Government Tracking Journalists and Immigration Advocates through a Secret Database
Leaked documents show the U.S. authorities tracking journalists, lawyers, and immigration advocates at the U.S.-Mexico border. A Florida sixth-grader... More
DARE: Democratic Senators Want Intelligence Community to Submit Report on Khashoggi’s Murder
Democratic senators introduce a bill compelling the director of national intelligence Dan Coats to submit a report on the death of Jamal Khashoggi... More
DARE: Parkland School Turns to Experimental Surveillance Software That Can Flag Students as Threats
One year after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, some school districts turn to increased monitoring and surveillance of students on campus... More
DARE: Trump Supporter Attacks BBC Cameraman at El Paso Rally
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: Trump Lashes out as Democrats Step up Inquiries of President and Administration
President Trump seeks to undermine credibility and necessity of Democratic-led investigations into issues including the separation of families at border... More
DARE: Attorney General Nominee William Barr Doesn’t Reject the Possibility of Jailing Journalists
Attorney general nominee William Barr tells Senate confirmation hearing that he can conceive of situations in which journalists could be jailed. The... More
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To wrap up #APAHM, we asked @KayaPress author Rajiv @rajivmohabir (who also received the PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant) to curate this reading list featuring books from the Asian Americas! Check out Rajiv's selections here: https://bit.ly/3gy0vOh.
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