Artistic Goods and Services Cannot be Used to Override Non-Discrimination Obligations
As a literary organization, we are acutely sensitive to infringements on artistic freedom. We are also cognizant of the central role that anti-discrimination laws play in ensuring that our… More
DARE: World Leaders Urge Big Tech to Police Terrorist Content
Heads of state urge tech companies to play a greater role in policing extremist content. President Trump criticizes media attention to Russian involvement in the 2016 election following Facebook's… More
Portraying Gay Male Life Today—2017 PEN World Voices Festival
Andrew Solomon, Garth Greenwell, Ali Asgar, and Edouard Louis discuss their take on the post-marriage equality yet homophobic state of the world in a conversation moderated by Tobin Low. More
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CEO of @PENamerica, Suzanne Nossel, joins us to talk about her new (really great) #book, Dare to Speak: Defending #FreeSpeech for All, and important aspects of #opendiscourse in today's political and social context. #podcast #BookRecommendation
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/books-shows-tunes-mad-acts/episodes/2022-07-01T19_18_55-07_00
Such a pleasure to chat with @kavitamix about her book Craft and Conscience: How to Write About Social Issues! https://twitter.com/kavitamix/status/1598355263265947649
PEN America is alarmed by the recent news out of Brigham Young University-Idaho (@byuidaho). Firing professors—or not renewing their contracts—because of their #LGBTQ+ related expression is a grave threat to academic freedom. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2022/12/01/new-church-office-cutting-faculty-members-brigham-young