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Nabra Hassanen’s Killing Sparks Discussion Of Islamophobia Among Latinos
#LatinxRamadan opened up a powerful conversation about what it’s like to be Muslim and Latino. The killing of Nabra Hassanen, allegedly at the hands of Darwin A. Martinez Torres, has… More
Montana officials weigh in on the “body slam” heard round the world
As he noted during his victory speech late last month, newly elected U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte "made a mistake" on Election Day eve that he "can't take back." That… More
Valley native fights charges, facing over 70 years after mass arrest at protest he was covering
As thousands gathered on Washington D.C.’s National Mall awaiting the historic inauguration of President Donald Trump in January, hundreds of others convened blocks away. Donned in dark clothing, the crowd… More
Montana Republican Greg Gianforte, charged with assaulting reporter, apologizes, but will voters forgive and forget in 2018?
There are no hard feelings, apparently, between Montana’s newest member of Congress and the reporter he allegedly body-slammed. Greg Gianforte, the Republican who flew into a rage when asked a… More
Media groups call on Congress to investigate Greg Gianforte’s ‘body slam’
Four groups representing journalists plan to call on Congress to investigate the alleged assault of a reporter by Rep.-elect Greg Gianforte (R-Mont.) and also will ask President Trump to personally… More
Press groups urge congressional probe on assault of reporter
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A national coalition of press groups urged a congressional ethics panel on Friday to consider disciplinary action against Montana’s newly elected congressman, who is charged… More
BookExpo 2017: PEN America Named BookExpo Ambassador Award Winner
PEN America receives Ambassador Award at BookExpo 2017 More
BookExpo 2017: At PEN America First Amendment Panel, Different Takes On Protecting Speech
PEN at BookExpo hosts the First Amendment Resistance panel More
The ‘fake news’ trope is making it harder to fight state-sanctioned violence in Asia
In Southeast Asia, a region full of young democracies, journalists and press freedom advocates are alarmed by politicians’ eager uptake of two cultural memes spawned by the Trump election… More
Stephen Sondheim and Meryl Streep Side By Side at the PEN Gala
As a child, Stephen Sondheim lived a few blocks from the American Museum of Natural History, but he hadn’t been back in a while, so on a recent rainy… More