The PEN Pod: Lessons Learned in Uncertainty with Fatima Shaik
“That uncertainty can sort of be tamed, for me, by talking to other people and sharing on the phone, and by focusing on small things, small pleasures.” More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
The Trump administration's plans for the NEA and NEH, Fox News retracts fake news, student's commencement speech at the University of Maryland sparks debate in China, and more. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales to take on fake news, UC Berkeley conservative student groups file suit after canceled Ann Coulter event, and more. More
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Poignant statement by fired IC Inspector General Michael Atkinson, a #Trump political appointee. He implores future whistleblowers to speak up, assures there's no disgrace in doing so and voices hope that recent events won't lead them to silence. https://news.yahoo.com/former-u-intelligence-community-inspector-012926056.html
Incarcerated populations are among the most vulnerable to COVID-19, @PENamerica's Prison and Justice Writing Program has launched a new newsletter sharing original work about their own experiences
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We've just published our 13th episode of #thePENpod. Check out all our interviews, subscribe, and rate us! Thanks so much to our guests so far: @FShaik1 @JamieMetzl @rezaaslan @Pardlo @Andrew_Solomon @JesseKGreen @JaneLytv @alexanderchee @JennyBoylan https://apple.co/2JBOVCm