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| 18.09.2026 | Trump targets more news outlets, saying he will ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By JOCELYN NOVECK, AP National Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he was barring CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House due to what he called unfavorable coverage... |
| 18.09.2026 | Prize-winning author Phil Klay takes over at PEN America amid Israel-Hamas war rifts | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Prize-winning author Phil Klay has been named the new president of PEN America, taking on the role as the literary and free expression organizat... |
| 20.08.2026 | Pentagon Moves to Fire Stars and Stripes Publisher Before He Can Leave | By John Bright
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| 26.06.2026 | Bible stories are approved as required reading in Texas public schools | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By JAMIE STENGLE and JOHN HANNA
DALLAS (AP) — Texas’ education board on Friday approved a required reading list for more than 5 million public school students that includes Bible stories, widening ... |
| 22.06.2026 | UNBANNED Campaign Launches to Highlight the Impact of Book Banning Policies on Access to Literature | 100 Day Campaign Begins June 19th to help build the community library!
UNBANNED is not just a fundraiser. It’s an act of artivism. Together, we are resourcing stories that challenge, heal, and transform, and making sure they remain accessib... |
| 09.06.2026 | From her bookstore in Nashville, Ann Patchett drives the literary conversation | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When she isn’t working on a novel, Ann Patchett is often thinking of what she can do for others: maybe coming up with a blurb for Dougla... |
| 07.06.2026 | CU graduates prove college still has value (Editorial) | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Editor’s note: This piece has been updated to clarify the cost of tuition at CU Boulder for an in-state student. The total cost of attending CU for the upcoming academic year — including tuition, h... |
| 20.04.2026 | Book bans and attempted bans remain at record highs, with ‘Sold’ topping the list | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By HILLEL ITALIE
NEW YORK (AP) — Book bans and attempted bans remain at record highs, according to the American Library Association. And efforts to have titles removed have never been more coordina... |
| 14.04.2026 | American Mosaic Novel Revised for this Societal Moment, Set for April Release | Liberty Landing by Gail Vida Hamburg
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Gail Vida Hamburg, Author of Liberty Landing
2nd Edition of PEN-Bellwether Prize-recognized Fiction Rewrites American Experience Now.
The original novel was my ... |
| 10.04.2026 | PEN America launches a US safety program for authors facing harassment | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By HILLEL ITALIE
NEW YORK (AP) — A coalition of publishers and literary agencies are teaming with PEN America on an initiative meant to counter a growing trend of harassment against members of the ... |
| 07.04.2026 | UNBANNED: National Book Ban Conversation Celebrates National Library Week and Emancipation Weekend in DC | Award-Winning Documentary Screening, Expert Panel, and Community Bookstore Unite in DC
We need to ensure that the books we have access to today are available tomorrow.””
— Karen Baker, Board President, Social Art and CultureWASHINGTON, DC, ... |
| 03.04.2026 | In 2013, Chicago Public Schools tried to ban a book. It didn’t go well. A new graphic novel tells the tale | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Thirteen years ago, at Lane Tech College Prep High School on Addison Street, a school administrator approached an English teacher and told her that he needed all of her copies of “Persepolis,” the ... |
| 31.03.2026 | Tennessee librarian fired for refusing to move more than 100 LGBTQ+ books from children’s to adult section | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By JONATHAN MATTISE
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee library board has fired the county’s top librarian for refusing to comply with its vote to move more than 100 LGBTQ+ books from the children’... |
| 23.03.2026 | Voice of America journalists allege Trump wants to make outlet a propaganda source | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By DAVID BAUDER, AP Media Writer
Some journalists at Voice of America charged in a lawsuit Monday that the Trump administration — while largely shutting down the government-run outlet that provides... |
| 20.03.2026 | Rep. Finke Was Right: Age-Gating Isn’t About Kids, It’s About Control | When Rep. Leigh Finke spoke last month before the Minnesota House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee to testify against HF1434, a broad-sweeping proposal to age-gate the internet, she began with something disarming: agreement.
“I want to... |
| 27.02.2026 | Longmont Museum to host film screening on defending access to information | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
In recent years, debates over what belongs on library shelves have been dominating headlines. On Sunday, the Longmont Museum will screen a documentary that follows librarians confronting book bans ... |
| 16.01.2026 | Government Raid Targets Journalist: A Blow to Press Freedom | An FBI raid on a Washington Post journalist's home sends shockwaves. Authorities seized electronics. The action relates to a classified documents probe. A Pentagon contractor stands accused. Press freedom advocates decry the move. They cite... |
| 15.01.2026 | Press freedom advocates worry that raid on Washington Post journalist’s home will chill reporting | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By DAVID BAUDER, AP Media Writer
If the byproduct of a raid on a Washington Post journalist’s home is to deter probing reporting of government action, the Trump administration could hardly have cho... |
| 31.12.2025 | A rough year for journalists in 2025, with a little hope for things to turn around | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By DAVID BAUDER, AP Media Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — By nearly any measure, 2025 has been a rough year for anyone concerned about freedom of the press.
It’s likely to be the deadliest year on record fo... |
| 01.12.2025 | Lawmakers Want To Ban VPNs—And They Have No Idea What They’re Doing | Remember when you thought age verification laws couldn’t get any worse? Well, lawmakers in Wisconsin, Michigan, and beyond are about to blow you away.
It’s unfortunately no longer enough to force websites to check your government-issued ID ... |
| 10.10.2025 | DHS Sends A Journalist Back To His Home Country To Be Tortured Because ‘Live Streaming’ ICE Activities Is ‘Threatening’ | America isn’t the land of the free. We abandoned that title when we returned Donald Trump to office — the same person who refused to engage in the peaceful transfer of power in 2020 and, immediately upon his return to power, pardoned almost... |
| 01.10.2025 | Stephen King is the most banned author in US schools, PEN report says | By HILLEL ITALIE, Associated Press National Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — A new report on book bans in U.S. schools finds Stephen King as the author most likely to be censored and the country divided between states actively restricting works and t... |
| 15.09.2025 | Trump administration joins Republicans’ campaign to police speech in reaction to Kirk’s murder | By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN
Vice President JD Vance on Monday jumped onto the conservative movement demanding consequences for those who have cheered Charlie Kirk’s killing, calling on the public to turn in anyone who says d... |
| 12.09.2025 | Jennifer Givhan’s ‘Salt Bones’ addresses the silence around missing women | Jennifer Givhan, a Mexican American and Indigenous poet and novelist, grew up in Southern California. She holds a Master’s degree from California State University, Fullerton, and a Master’s in Fine Arts from Warren Wilson College, and she’s... |
| 28.08.2025 | From Book Bans To Internet Bans: Wyoming Lets Parents Control The Whole State’s Access To The Internet | If you’ve read about the sudden appearance of age verification across the internet in the UK and thought it would never happen in the U.S., take note: many politicians want the same or even more strict laws. As of July 1st, South Dakota and... |
| 23.07.2025 | Far beyond Harvard, conservative efforts to reshape higher education are gaining steam | Since Trump took office, officials in states including Indiana, Florida, Ohio, Texas, Iowa and Idaho increasingly have focused on university governance — rules for who picks university presidents and boards and how much control they exert o... |
| 02.07.2025 | TN Govt. Saves School Children From Smut Like Magic Tree House, Calvin & Hobbes, & A Light In The Attic | Book bans are all the rage these days, as you likely well know. Far too many people, and folks in government more importantly, seem to have read Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 not as a lesson in the dangers of new media, but as some sort of ... |
| 27.06.2025 | Supreme Court says Maryland parents can pull their kids from public school lessons using LGBTQ books | The justices have repeatedly endorsed claims of religious discrimination in recent years and the case is among several religious-rights cases at the court this term. The decision also comes amid increases in recent years in books being bann... |
| 30.05.2025 | The Visa Crackdown: A New Era of Scrutiny for International Students | The landscape for international students in the United States is shifting. A storm brews on the horizon, fueled by political tensions and national security concerns. The recent announcement from Secretary of State Marco Rubio signals a sign... |
| 28.05.2025 | Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the U.S. will begin revoking the visas of Chinese students | The Department of Homeland Security raised similar issues in a letter barring international students at Harvard University last week. Secretary Kristi Noem accused Harvard of “coordinating with the Chinese Communist Party,” citing research ... |
| 12.02.2025 | White House bars AP reporter from Oval Office over style policy on 'Gulf of America' | NEW YORK: The White House blocked an Associated Press reporter from an event in the Oval Office on Tuesday (Feb 12) after demanding the news agency alter its style on the Gulf of Mexico, which President Donald Trump has ordered renamed the ... |
| 30.01.2025 | The Battle Over Books and Bathrooms: A Clash of Rights in American Schools | In the heart of America’s education system, a storm brews. On one side, advocates for free speech and diversity. On the other, parents and policymakers pushing for what they deem appropriate content for children. The recent actions of the U... |
| 27.01.2025 | National Politics | Free speech organizations denounce Education Department’s calling book bans a ‘hoax’ | Related Articles
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| 15.01.2025 | The Tug of War in Global Politics: Biden, Trump, and the Shifting Landscape | In the arena of global politics, the stakes are high. Leaders wield power like chess pieces, moving them strategically across a complex board. President Biden claims to leave his successor a "strong hand" in foreign affairs. Yet, ... |
| 13.01.2025 | The Institute for Global Affairs at Eurasia Group Names a New CEO | Institute for Global Affairs logo
Mark Hannah, a Kerry and Obama presidential campaign veteran who ran the nonprofit's flagship program, will expand programming to educate and engage the public about geopolitics and foreign policy.
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| 09.01.2025 | National Politics | Trump wants to change colleges nationwide. GOP-led states offer a preview | During his campaign, Trump vowed to end “wokeness” and “leftist indoctrination” in education. He pledged to dismantle diversity programs that he says amount to discrimination, and to impose fines on colleges “up to the entire amount of thei... |
| 29.12.2024 | The Digital Gift Revolution: WeChat's New Feature and Its Implications | In the bustling digital landscape of China, gift-giving is undergoing a seismic shift. WeChat, the titan of social media and messaging, has introduced a new feature that allows users to send gifts to friends and family. This move is not jus... |
| 28.12.2024 | Free-speech advocates tell Supreme Court US TikTok law reminiscent of dictatorships | Free-speech advocates tell Supreme Court US TikTok law reminiscent of dictatorships
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| 27.11.2024 | National Politics | Trump’s promises to conservatives raise fears of more book bans in US | Over the last year, PEN counted more than 10,000 book bans nationwide that targeted 4,231 unique titles. Most were books dealing with gender, sexuality, race and LGBTQ+ storylines. The most banned title was Jodi Picoult’s “Nineteen Minutes,... |
| 26.10.2024 | The Battle for Truth: News Outlets Gear Up for Election Night Misinformation | As the sun sets on Election Day, a storm brews in the information landscape. News outlets brace themselves for a deluge of misinformation. The stakes are high. The integrity of democracy hangs in the balance. This year, the battle against f... |
| 25.10.2024 | National Politics | To fight misinfo, news outlets are putting plans in place to combat false election night stories | The AP’s special role on election night includes tabulating the results of hundreds of elections across the country and making calls on winners and losers that takes into account raw data, polling and trends in past races. Throughout the ca... |
| 27.09.2024 | Don’t Forget That The Same People Banning Books Want To Ban Porn | PEN America published recent data on book bans and removals just in time for Banned Books Week.
Key findings indicate that most books challenged by censorship advocates this past year focus on LGBTQ+ subject matter. Additionally, Iowa and F... |
| 15.06.2024 | Editorials | Community Editorial Board: Considering book banning | Book banning is discriminatory and harmful. Book censorship seeks to make ideas inaccessible and run against civil rights and freedoms, often targeting marginalized groups and vulnerable constituencies. These efforts in public libraries and... |
| 03.05.2024 | Holocaust Education: A Mixed Bag in U.S. Schools | Yom HaShoah, beginning this Sunday at sundown and running through nightfall Monday, is an international day of remembrance for the lives of those lost in the Holocaust. It stands as day to honor those lost and for people around the world to... |
| 01.05.2024 | It Gets Better Announces Publication of Queerbook, Follow Up to Its 2011 New York Times Bestselling Book | New book is created and curated entirely by LGBTQ+ youth from across the United States.
LOS ANGELES, May 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- It Gets Better, the world's largest effort to empower LGBTQ+ youth, today announced the release of its first bo... |
| 24.04.2024 | DeSantis Signs Law Limiting Book Challenges After The Shitty People He Encouraged To Be Shitty Proved To Be Even Shittier Than He Thought They’d Be | Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis, and Florida’s legislature have combined forces to craft and pass some of the most unconstitutional laws ever written in the United States. A series of bad laws has led to series of injunctions from federal ... |
| 23.04.2024 | Everything Is Not OK in Oklahoma Public Schools | Heading into the 2022 school year, Oklahoma school administrators directed local teachers to remove any books that could cause a student to “feel discomfort, guilt, anguish or any other form of psychological distress on account of his or he... |
| 23.04.2024 | PEN America cancels literary awards ceremony after Gaza response backlash | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
PEN America announced Monday the cancellation of its annual literary awards ceremony after nearly half of the nominated authors withdrew over the nonprofit's response to the Israel-Hamas war.
The big ... |
| 22.04.2024 | PEN America calls off awards ceremony after nominees drop out over its response to Israel-Hamas war | Facing widespread unhappiness over its response to the Israel-Hamas war, the writers' group PEN America has called off its annual awards ceremony. Dozens of nominees had dropped out of the event, which was to have taken place next week.
PEN... |
| 26.03.2024 | Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs Age Verification Into Law Because Florida Is Supposedly ‘Free’ | Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who failed miserably in his run for president, signed a very controversial bill into law that requires age verification for porn websites and bans social media for minors under the age of 14. The act, House Bill (... |
| 17.02.2024 | Teachers sue Georgia school district over restrictions on inclusive education | As conservative politicians across the nation step up their assault on any discussion of Black history, gender norms and identity in public schools, Katie Rinderle – a beloved elementary school teacher in Cobb County, Georgia – remains the ... |
| 15.02.2024 | Lawmakers revise Kids Online Safety Act to address LGBTQ advocates’ concerns | The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is getting closer to becoming a law, which would make social platforms significantly more responsible for protecting children who use their products. With 62 senators backing the bill, KOSA seems poised to ... |
| 11.01.2024 | Florida school book bans hit dictionaries | A Florida school district is pulling nearly 2,000 books from its shelves — including some dictionaries and encyclopedias — to make sure they abide by a new state law.
Why it matters: The state law, which prohibits schools from carrying book... |
| 18.10.2023 | Scholastic says state book bans are causing an 'impossible dilemma' for its iconic book fairs | Education Scholastic says state book bans are causing an 'impossible dilemma' for its iconic book fairs
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| 12.10.2023 | A Gentle Reminder That Censoring Books Is Never A ‘Reasonable’ Solution | Conservatives are making the rounds again, placing op-eds and analytical pieces explaining how book bans aren’t really book bans. For example, Education Week published a column by a pair of authors from the American Enterprise Institute and... |
| 02.10.2023 | Entertainment | What you can do for Banned Books Week 2023 | They weren’t burning the books. Yet.
After a video went viral this month showing two Missouri state senators torching a pile of boxes using flamethrowers, a clarification was issued that, no, they weren’t burning books. Apparently, the fire... |
| 31.08.2023 | Why Freedom Of Expression And Academic Freedom Are So Important | Two direction signs, one pointing left (Censorship) and the other one, pointing right (Free speech).getty |
| 16.08.2023 | Group Of College Presidents Launches New Campaign In Defense Of Free Speech | A new consortium of colleges is launching different activities on their individual campuses to ... [+] promote free expression and help develop civic preparedness in their students.getty |
| 13.08.2023 | Commentary
Commentary | Guest opinion: Nicole A. Cooke: Book-banning campaigns have changed the lives of librarians | By Nicole A. Cooke
Despite misconceptions and stereotypes — ranging from what librarians Gretchen Keer and Andrew Carlos have described as the “middle-aged, bun-wearing, comfortably shod, shushing librarian” to the “sexy librarian … and the... |
| 17.07.2023 | Gov. Wes Moore wants Democrats to deliver results. If he pulls it off, he could change Maryland for decades. | Redeem now
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore recently sat down with Insider to discuss his first few months in office.
Moore spoke of his success in expanding critical tax credits and his work to aid military veterans.
He stands firmly behind a new l... |
| 29.06.2023 | Latina authors explore family bonds in forthcoming books | Among the books being released this year are several family sagas and tales of strife told through a Latina lens — a rarity in U.S. publishing.
The big picture: Publishing houses are increasingly putting out and promoting these types of boo... |
| 01.06.2023 | American Association of State Colleges and Universities Launches New Initiative to Help Higher Education Lead for a More Equitable and Just Society | “During a time of increasing partisan polarization and growing uncertainty around the health of the American polity, fostering a stronger and more inclusive democratic discourse begins on our nation’s college campuses,” said Mildred García,... |
| 18.05.2023 | Florida school district sued over book bans | Constitutional Law
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Buttons available for attendees sit during a read-in and rally against book bans an... |
| 09.05.2023 | Artist Eric Gottesman Co-Curates Exhibition Of Banned Books In The US, A Commentary On Values About Freedom | Artist Eric Gottesman co-curates Listen Until You Hear, now open at Fotografiska in New York City, ... [+] where his curation makes bold statements on the trend of banned books in the US and its implication on American values towards freedo... |
| 11.04.2023 | Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor | Letters to the editor: Ceding control of zoning; ending book banning | Sara Mitton: Development: Do we really want to cede zoning to the state?
There is no doubt that zoning has been used in the past to discriminate in some communities, but it was only weaponized by certain groups for that. It was not inherent... |
| 25.02.2023 | An Oklahoma teacher faced death threats after she helped students access banned books. She says she's more scared for students than for herself. | Redeem now
An Oklahoma teacher who helped students access banned books faced death threats.
Summer Boismier left her teaching job and now works at the Brooklyn Public Library.
The threats still rattle her, but she's more worried that teens ... |
| 04.01.2023 | The US is inspiring education censorship elsewhere | In school districts around the United States, book bans are spreading at an alarming rate. PEN America recently documented more than 2,500 book bans issued across 32 different states during the 2021-22 school year.
These bans are not isolat... |
| 13.12.2022 | Techdirt Podcast Episode 339: Understanding Meta’s Special Whitelist Program | It’s been a little over a year since we learned about Meta’s “X-Check” program for whitelisting high-profile Facebook accounts from various content moderation efforts. Now, after a long wait, the Oversight Board has released the results of ... |
| 07.12.2022 | Content Moderation Sacrificed in Left-Right Deals on Tech Reform | With the clock ticking on the postelection lame-duck session of Congress, tech reformers are pushing for votes on a package of bills that stalled over the summer. Three bills—the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, the Open App Marke... |
| 02.11.2022 | TikTok’s Growth As A News Source Raises Concerns About Their Content | TikTok has become a popular news source with young adults. They have not been stopping ... [+] disinformation about the midterm election. (Photo by LOIC VENANCE / AFP) (Photo by LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images |
| 20.10.2022 | Video game censorship is authoritarians’ latest tool to muzzle speech | In October of 2019, the professional esports player known as “Blitzchung” was being interviewed on a livestream discussing a match he had just won in Taiwan as part of a tournament for the game Hearthstone. Wearing a gas mask and goggles an... |
| 30.09.2022 | Safety Pen Needles Market in North America to Exceed Value of US$ 1.17 Bn by 2031, States TMR Analysis | Wilmington, Delaware, United States, Sept. 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Transparency Market Research Inc. - The safety pen needles market in North America is prognosticated to surpass a value of US$ 1.17 Bn by the end of 2031, finds a resea... |
| 28.09.2022 | В США забанили книги организации, которая продвигает программирование среди девушек | Отдел новостей 28 сентября 2022, 15:57 В США забанили книги организации, которая продвигает программирование среди девушек
Основательница некоммерческой организации Girls Who Code, которая занимается поддержкой и увеличением числа женщин в ... |
| 27.09.2022 | Girls Who Code founder speaks out after learning that a Pennsylvania school district had banned her books: 'This is about controlling women and it starts with controlling our girls' | Reshma Saujani speaks on "Maria Bartiromo's Wall Street" at Fox Business Network Studios in 2019 in New York City Steven Ferdman/Getty Images
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| 20.09.2022 | Over 1,600 books were banned in U.S. school districts in one year – and the number is increasing | The number of books banned in American school districts is increasing, a new report by PEN America has found. Between July 2021 and June 2022, books were banned 2,532 times in public schools across the U.S., according to the nonprofit, whic... |
| 26.04.2022 | Takako Shimura’s Wandering Son Banned in Texas | Texas is leading among the 26 states taking steps to eliminate over 1,500 books in schools and public libraries across the US. In the last couple of weeks, one of the biggest discussions coming out of the North American country is how this ... |
| 13.04.2022 | Warner Bros bows to China demand to censor gay ‘Harry Potter’ plotline | More On: china
Defense chief Austin speaks with Chinese counterpart for first time in office Shanghai allows 4 million people out of homes as COVID-lockdown rules ease Failure is not an option for Ukraine — and the West needs to send more m... |
| 13.04.2022 | Warner Bros bows to China demand to censor gay ‘Harry Potter’ plotline | More On: china
Republican House members want DOJ briefing on Hunter Biden probe: report Taiwan issues war survival handbook over Chinese invasion threat The Great Evacuation: U.S. orders all non-emergency government staff to leave Shanghai ... |
| 25.03.2022 | Teachers speak out against Florida's "Parental Rights in Education" bill | Some of America's most highly regarded teachers are speaking out against Florida's "Parental Rights in Education" bill, and a growing number of LGBTQ teachers and allies across the country are worried about the impact this and sim... |
| 29.12.2021 | Find Happiness At Home, Not In Cloud Cuckoo Land | There’s no book in 2021 like Cloud Cuckoo Land (Scribner) by Anthony Doerr. The 623-page novel spans centuries, and, for transportation fans, has a spaceship headed for a distant planet, envoys on horseback, oxen pulling a cannon to invade ... |
| 29.12.2021 | Oklahoma And Florida Consider A More Aggressive Approach To Teacher Gag Laws | Coming to a classroom near you? getty |
| 01.12.2021 | A college law professor who teaches critical race theory worries that educators are living through another ‘Red Scare’ | Protesters and activists stand outside a Loudoun County Public Schools board meeting in Ashburn, Virginia on October 12, 2021. Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images
A raft of bills restricting teaching on race and gender a... |
| 30.06.2021 | Facebook : Bringing COVID-19 Vaccines to Underserved Communities in the US | As part of our ongoing work to support equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, we're launching new efforts tohelp Black, Latinx, Native American, Asian American, Pacific Islander and other underserved communities get vaccinatedin the US.
We'... |
| 03.06.2021 | AMAZON.COM, INC.
Amazon com : Literary Partnership announces 2021 literary grants | Amazon awards 80 grants to organizations across the country that support writers and underrepresented voices.
Since 2009, Amazon Literary Partnership (ALP) has provided more than $14 million to local, regional, and national organizations ac... |
| 26.05.2021 | John Cena Says He Is ‘Very, Very’ Sorry to China. That’s Not Enough. | Actor and wrestler John Cena has apologized on Chinese social media for calling self-ruled Taiwan a country while promoting Fast & Furious 9, underscoring the pressure on Hollywood to please Beijing or risk losing the world’s biggest fi... |
| 30.10.2020 | 10 Questions Disabled Americans Should Ask Themselves Before Voting | getty |
| 06.08.2020 | Celebrities Have Used Their Platforms to Speak Out on Social Justice Issues. But Why Won’t They Stand Up to China? | Swedish pop star Zara Larsson, known for her hit songs “Ruin My Life” and “Never Forget You,” spoke out against Beijing’s growing political influence in Hong Kong and alleged human rights abuses in Xinjiang in a rare display of resistance a... |
| 12.05.2020 | The Week That Will Be | Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar)
Wednesday, May 13, 2020, at 9:30 a.m.: The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will hold a videoconference on the Cyberspace Solarium Commission report. The c... |
| 04.05.2020 | The Week That Will Be | Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar)
Monday, May 4, 2020, at 11:00 a.m.: The Brookings Institution will hold a virtual conversation with Defense Secretary Mark Esper on U.S. defense policy and how the armed forces will ... |
| 20.04.2020 | The Week That Will Be | Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar)
Tuesday, April 21, 2020, at 1:00pm: The Center for Strategic and International Studies will host an online event on the national security risks and opportunities of synthetic biology... |
| 13.04.2020 | The Week That Will Be | Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar)
Tuesday, April 14, 2020, at 2:00pm: The Brookings Institution will hold a webinar on protecting elections during the coronavirus pandemic. The panelists include: E.J. Dionne, W. Aver... |
| 06.04.2020 | The Week That Will Be | Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar)
Tuesday, April 7, 2020, at 10:00 a.m.: The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace will hold a webinar on presidential leadership in times of crisis. The discussion will include: ... |
| 30.03.2020 | The Week That Will Be | Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar)
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at 9:30 a.m.: The Atlantic Council will host a virtual discussion of great power competition between the U.S., Russia and China. The panelists include: Elbri... |
| 24.03.2020 | The Week That Will Be | Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar)
Monday, March 23, 2020, 8:30 p.m.: The Lawfare Institute will host a virtual Q&A to discuss the federal government’s legal authorities in a public health crisis. Join Lawfare Edi... |
| 09.03.2020 | The Week That Will Be | Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar)
Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at 10:00 a.m.: The House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs will hold a hearing on the State Department's budget r... |
| 02.03.2020 | The Week That Will Be | Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar)
Monday, March 2, 2020, at 4:00 p.m.: The Brookings Institution will hold a conversation on Defending NATO’s eastern flank with Jüri Luik, Estonia’s minister of defense. Luik will dis... |
| 27.11.2019 | What’s Happening in Hong Kong: Not Weeping Until Seeing the Coffin | Hong Kongers went to the polls on Nov. 24 in the city’s district council elections—the first vote available to the city’s residents since protests against encroachment by Beijing began six months ago. The mainland Chinese government and its... |
| 05.11.2019 | DOJ, Apparently Unaware Of 1st Amendment, Threaten Anonymous White House Official About To Release A Book | In the past, when unflattering books about the Trump White House have been about to come out, the President has had one of his personal lawyers (such as the one famous for sending questionable threat letters to various media organizations) ... |
| 27.08.2019 | US border officials are increasingly denying entry to travelers over others’ social media | Travelers are increasingly being denied entry to the United States as border officials hold them accountable for messages, images and video on their devices sent by other people.
It’s a bizarre set of circumstances that has seen countless n... |
| 15.08.2019 | Trump Backs Off From New Tariffs Amidst Heightened Trade Tensions | On Aug. 12, the Trump administration announced a delay in plans to impose new tariffs on Chinese imports. President Trump had previously said that starting on Sept. 1, the United States would issue a “small additional tariff of 10 percent o... |
