Rushdie mobilizes American writers against Bush
For fifteen years, Salman Rushdie had to hide for having written what some refused to read. These days, he wishes to denounce another form of censorship in his adopted… More
The FBI Shouldn’t Be Reading Over Our Shoulders
We thought we had won. Last month, a majority of the members of the House of Representatives voted to deny funding for FBI searches of bookstore and library records… More
House GOP defends Patriot Act
House Republicans, under strong pressure from the White House, narrowly defeated an effort yesterday to water down the Bush administration's signature law to combat domestic terrorism. More
PEN to intensify Reader Privacy efforts after controversial House vote
PEN American Center vowed to continue the drive to restore reader privacy protections stripped in post-9/11 antiterrorism legislation after an effort to halt the funding that allows the government… More
Law enforcement & reader privacy
In September 2003, when book community concerns over section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act were beginning to receive national attention, Attorney General John Ashcroft delivered a speech at… More
PEN calls on President to abandon Patriot Act politics
In a letter made public today, PEN American Center is calling on President George W. Bush to lead an open, bipartisan evaluation of individual provisions of the Act that… More
Ariel Dorfman: LibertyŸ??s language
Ariel DorfmanLiberty's LanguageIn dark times like these, writers must light a beacon. Recently, some sought the right words.NEW YORK - As the ultimate guardians of language and its complexity,… More
Reading Over Your Shoulder
"It's the most naked form of intrusion into one's life -- to get into a person's mind, what they are reading, what their literary interest is," said Ciaran McCabe.… More
Bookstores join to fight Patriot Act
A local bookstore owner is hoping that a national petition drive will encourage lawmakers to amend a section of the USA Patriot Act that allows the FBI to view… More
Take action to amend 215’s abuses
Lost in the current furor over missing National Guard duty and misread intelligence was President Bush's demand last month that Congress extend the U.S.A. Patriot Act.That package of antiterrorism… More
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