The PEN Pod: What to Expect in the Final Days Before the Election with Suzanne Nossel
“It’s going to be extremely important for people to remain patient, not to jump the gun or jump to conclusions.” More
The PEN Pod: On the Science of Belief with Yaa Gyasi
“There has been a lot of backlash against science and a lot of distrust. . . I hope that this book adds to that conversation.” More
The PEN Pod: Creating Inner Worlds with Deborah Feldman
“Use this opportunity to learn to create this rich inner self and this inner world, because later. . . those skills will remain very valuable.” More
DARE: Tillerson Says Leaders Who ‘Conceal the Truth’ Risk Freedom
Ex-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson criticizes Trump's deceit as a threat to democracy. Senate takes key step to reverse FCC repeal of net neutrality, setting stage for House showdown.… More
DARE: A Black Student at Yale Was Napping in a Common Area, and a White Student Called the Police
Incidents at Yale and the University of Florida spotlight racial biases that fuel tensions on college campuses. Meanwhile, De Vos moves to loosen restrictions on federal aid to religious… More
DARE: New York Threatens to Sue if the Trump Administration Moves Forward with “Religious Protections” for Medical Workers
Nineteen Democratic Attorney General's wrote to Trump Administration to challenge proposed rule allowing medical workers to deny health care based on religious grounds. Walmart removes Cosmopolitan magazine from check-out… More
DARE: House Intelligence Committee Releases Incendiary Russian Social Media Ads
House Intelligence Committee releases some of the many ads Russia placed in order to shape attitudes and sow divisions during the U.S. election campaign. NPR puts its own CEO in… More
The M Word Stories: Hussein Rashid
In America, people are always finding ways to try to silence things they don’t understand. Right now, it’s religion; before, it was race. More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Tuesday, September 20
Thai court finds British labor activist guilty of defamation A Thai court on Tuesday found a British labor activist guilty of defamation and computer crimes, a verdict that some experts… More
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Jailed Vietnamese democracy advocate Tran Huynh Duy Thuc has launched a new hunger strike, his second in the last two months, demanding that his 16-year sentence for subversion be reduced in line with a law enacted after he was sentenced. https://bit.ly/3g2zqTE
Jimmy Lai, the founder of Hong Kong’s biggest pro-democracy newspaper, was denied bail on fraud charges on Thursday and ordered jailed until April by a court. https://nyti.ms/2JMGdo8