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Spencer Ackerman headshot and “Reign of Terror” book cover

The PEN Pod: Looking Back at the War on Terror with Spencer Ackerman

InterviewSeptember 3, 2021

“What’s on display in Afghanistan is the results of 20 years of war. It’s not a departure from 20 years of war. . . . It is not something… More

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The PEN Pod: What to Expect in the Final Days Before the Election with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewOctober 30, 2020

“It’s going to be extremely important for people to remain patient, not to jump the gun or jump to conclusions.” More

hands off the press

DARE: A Self-Proclaimed White Nationalist Planned a Mass Terrorist Attack, the Government Says

News DigestFebruary 21, 2019

On the same day President Trump directly attacks the New York Times as the 'enemy of the people,' law enforcement officials uncover Maryland man's plot... More

DARE: Fallout After Anonymous Times Op-Ed Blasts Trump

News DigestSeptember 6, 2018

Furor erupts over anonymous New York Times op-ed by senior Administration official who describes internal "resistance" to Trump. More

Free Expression Daily Digest: Fri., October 30

News DigestOctober 30, 2015

UK police cite terrorism to seize BBC laptop, writer released in Tibet, and librarian facing 5 years in Russia. More

Free Expression Daily Digest: Thurs., October 29

News DigestOctober 29, 2015

Blogger Raif Badawi gets Sakharov Prize, BBC journalist's laptop seized, and 155 Ghanaian journalists call for sanctions against presidential aide. More

Free Expression Daily Digest: Wed., October 7

News DigestOctober 7, 2015

Bangladeshi spies accused of blocking media adverts, Ghana suspends judges after film, and an Internet ban in Kashmir halts journalists' work. More

Free Expression Digest: Fri., Sept. 11

News DigestSeptember 11, 2015

First steps toward justice in Bangladesh as Ecuador and Honduras deal major blows to press freedom. More

Mike’s Place

Graphic Narrative
By: Koren Shadmi, Joshua Faudem, Jack Baxter | April 16, 2015

Written by filmmakers Jack Baxter and Joshua Faudem and illustrated by cartoonist Koren Shadmi, Mike’s Place depicts the true story of the fateful 2003 Tel Aviv bombing. More

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Outstanding piece by @andreacgore, Vacek Chair in pharmacology/professor of psychology at UT-Austin, defending faculty tenure against SB 18. She argues that immunotherapy would not exist if UT-Austin had not given tenure to its discoverer. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/university-texas-andrea-gore-professor-tenure-17816783.php

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bryanalexander Bryan Alexander @bryanalexander ·
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What does academic freedom mean now, and how might it change?

Here's our whole Future Trends Forum conversation with @ACEducation and @PENamerica researchers:

https://youtu.be/nQ8Kl0XJIr0

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#RIP John Woods, Masterly Translator of Thomas Mann, Dies at 80

Woods was the recipient of two PEN America Translation awards, in 1981 and 1987

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