A Long Road Ahead to Save Federal Arts Funding
For artists, writers, and scholars across the country, the recent release of President Trump’s full budget proposal has been met with a now-familiar sense of dismay. The proposed budget… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Trump gives a series of bizarre interviews, Facebook brings in NYT VP to help fight fake news, the NEA and NEH get funding boost amid fight, and more. More
2017 Literary Gala: Rita Dove
To me, a Great America is an America that values the arts and the humanities. If you feel the same way, please join me now in defending these Endowments. More
2017 Literary Gala: Stephen Sondheim, PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award
But then I thought: There are other repressions besides political ones. There’s the repression of imagination fostered by parents who don’t understand or teachers who aren’t interested. More
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Trump defends Bill O'Reilly, Pepsi pulls ad accused of insensitivity towards protest movements, and Germany passes harsh punishments against social media hate speech. More
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Comey confirms that FBI is investigating possible ties between Trump campaign and Russia, Trump tweets in attempt to discredit Comey's testimony, and more. More
Jasper Johns, Rosanne Cash, Hanya Yanagihara, and more than 200,000 Americans Call on Congress to Save Federal Arts Funding
More than 200,000 Americans have joined PEN America, the Daily Kos, and other progressive groups in calling on Congress to reject the proposed federal budget revealed today and to… More
Save the National Endowments for the Arts and the Humanities: What You Can Do
President Trump is soon expected to propose a budget that would completely eliminate funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). » What do… More