Larry Siems has balanced writing and activism, publishing scores of articles on human rights and cross-cultural themes, and serving for many years as Director of Freedom to Write Programs for both PEN USA in Los Angeles, and PEN American Center in New York. His work has appeared in a wide range of publications, including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Slate, The Nation, LA Weekly, and Ironwood, Epoch,
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Tuesday October 29
Back to Court on Surveillance
This past week, The New York Times revealed that the federal government has used evidence gathered by secret surveillance in criminal cases without disclosing the source of the information, denying defendants the opportunity to move to suppress FAA-derived evidence and preventing trial courts from adjudicating the FAA’s constitutionality.
Friday August 30
A Blacklisted Screenwriter on American Surveillance
Screenwriter and producer Walter Bernstein views new revelations of NSA spying through the lens of national and personal history
Wednesday June 5
New Approach Needed in Leak Investigations
PEN American Center warns that overzealous investigations in the U.S. threaten press freedom and free expression abroad as well.
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Tuesday April 12