Cotton Proposal to Withhold Funding Based on 1619 Project Wrong-Headed, Malicious
"Penalizing schools for teaching history is a shocking and shameful proposal, particularly when it comes from a U.S. senator." More
The Rhetoric of Media “Complicity” in the Age of Trump
"It’s not a crime for a newspaper to print leaks about a president’s behavior. Criticizing a president isn’t treason; it’s a First Amendment right." More
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TOMORROW: Join PEN America, @HumanitiesGC, @CullmanNYPL, & @segalcenter for the 20th and final week of Translating the Future, with “A Flight of Tokarczuk Translators,” featuring 12 of Olga Tokarczuk's translators, and moderated by Susan Harris. https://bit.ly/3hKHAit
Authorities in the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan have formally arrested a dissident poet, Wang Zang, who spoke out in support of the Hong Kong protest movement and his wife, Wang Li, on subversion charges. https://bit.ly/32TiKsF
Poet Claudia Rankine's latest book, JUST US, has been named by @oprahmagazine as a must-read this fall: https://bit.ly/3cwNT8E. Join Claudia Rankine in conversation with @proseb4bros for a #PENOutLoud event discussing her new book on 9/30! Tickets: https://bit.ly/2XXutn1.