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Samantha Bee, Trevor Noah Urge U.S. to Call on Russia to Release Ukrainian Director
Wim Wenders, Salman Rushdie, Agniezska Holland and Margaret Atwood are also among the 86 industry figures calling for action by new U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Entertainment industry figures… More
Press associations are pushing back after Donald Trump’s Twitter threats
President Donald Trump's Friday threat to scratch the White House daily press briefing had skeptics calling it just another attempt to distract the media. Navel-gazing reporters, some social media pundits said,… More
First Amendment backers see free speech fading at colleges
In campus clashes from California to Vermont, many defenders of the First Amendment say they see signs that free speech, once a bedrock value in academia, is losing ground… More
Samantha Bee and Masha Gessen Implore Us to Resist Trump’s “Word Salads”
"Waking up every morning is like having a tennis ball machine and having the tennis balls shoot us in the face," said Samantha Bee Sunday night in her candid… More
Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie says Americans need to stop searching for Trump’s silver lining
In the days after the election of US president Donald Trump, some disappointed voters called for national unity, urging Americans to reach across the aisle for mutual understanding and… More
Planned Parenthood head: ‘Being a woman is now a pre-existing condition’
Planned Parenthood’s president, Cecile Richards, gave a damning verdict on the Republicans’ healthcare bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act on Thursday, saying: “Being a woman is… More
Chimamanda Adichie and Trevor Noah Talk Identity and Art
You may not think Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Trevor Noah have a ton in common besides a continent of birth. One is an accomplished fiction author from Nigeria who's… More
New York Today: Our City’s New Ferry
Good morning on this misty Monday. Today, you have another way to get around the city by water. NYC Ferry opens this morning. The service, with six lines, will eventually link Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn… More
A Political Prisoner’s Family Describes Life After The Show Trial
When Oleg Sentsov was arrested in 2014, he was working on his second feature film. He had sold his car and small business to fund the first movie about… More
This Report Outlines All Of Trump’s Efforts To Undermine Free Expression So Far
In an effort to quantify the damage done against America’s constitutional belief in free expression, PEN America released a thorough survey of President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office. The… More
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