The PEN Pod: On Facebook Bans and China’s Influence on Academic Freedom with Suzanne Nossel
“The question of whether the platforms would do the same for the other side. . . I think we’re better off if everybody feels they’re treated more or less… More
The PEN Pod: Tough Questions with Suzanne Nossel
“We’re in a dangerous moment; I think there is no single solution to this. It’s up to all of us to have the tough conversations with people we know… More
The PEN Pod: On White Supremacy and Immigration with Jean Guerrero
“How does the descendant of Jewish refugees, how does that person end up crafting Trump’s harshest rhetoric and policies targeting people fleeing violence and persecution?” More
The PEN Pod: Confronting a History of Hate with Seyward Darby
“The alt-right was frequently described as angry white men. . . but it struck me as wrongheaded to assume that women would not be in the movement.” More
Has Free Speech Become an Even More Partisan Issue Under the Trump Administration?
In this excerpt from Dare to Speak, forthcoming July 28, PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel discusses the increasing politicization of the First Amendment. More
The PEN Pod: Tough Questions with Suzanne Nossel
“It’s extremely important that the public understand how that [electoral] process works and have faith in it, so that we don’t get into a situation where things are polarized.” More
The PEN Pod: Tough Questions with Suzanne Nossel
“We can see plainly that free speech is under grave threat in this country, and from multiple sides.” More
The PEN Pod: Tough Questions with Suzanne Nossel
“This [question of surveillance] is something we, as a free expression organization, have concerns with.” More
The PEN Pod: Tough Questions with Suzanne Nossel
“The power of disinformation online, we see, is enormous.” More
The PEN Pod: Tough Questions with Suzanne Nossel
“When it comes to the scientists, in the middle of a pandemic, this really is a matter of life and death.” More