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As one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious literary organizations, PEN America has more than $25 million in revenue and nearly $46 million in assets. In 2021, the Mellon Foundation granted PEN America $1.5 million to expand its Prison and Justice Writing Program. Yet I…

Why isn’t PEN America paying its incarcerated literary prize winners? Alex Tretbar & Natalye ask in a new op-ed. Recent winners of PEN America’s Prison Writing Awards are missing a total of $925 in payments—a small fortune in prison.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar asks President Minouche Shafik about Columbia policy on professors targeting students online, such as Columbia professor Shai Davidai.

Shafik says there have been more than 50 complaints against Davidai and he is under investigation for harassment.

HUGE NEWS: The Writers Guild just won our biggest victory since the strike. We flipped a non-union “unscripted” show. Starting today, all of the writers on Ridiculousness will have WGA coverage, health care, and residuals. Let me explain how we did it, and why it's a big deal.🧵

377-44-1: House passed a resolution that the 'slogan, 'from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free' is antisemitic and its use must be condemned.' clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll1…

Did you know the first Latino Muslim org in the US began in Harlem, & was inspired by the Young Lords? I led a “Muslim Harlem” tour for Fordham University—covering Harlem’s Black, Latino, Bengali, & West African Muslim histories & their intersections. Open to the public in May!

Our Rutgers-NB students have spoken.

80.42% voted for divestment from Israel.

77.81% voted to terminate our relationship from Tel Aviv University.

Both measures passed with overwhelming majorities on all three Rutgers University campuses.

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Artist Asmaa AlJueithni shares picture of the only thing that survived a destructive strike on her home in Gaza that left it in ruins: one of her paintings.

USC valedictorian Asna Tabassum joined me on NewsNight tonight after her school cancelled her graduation speech citing “threats.” What she planned to say and what she thinks really happened:

The Alabama Senate has passed a bill to punish companies that voluntarily recognize unions.

Any entity that does so will not be eligible for economic development incentives.

This cynical attack on workers comes as Alabama Mercedes workers approach a vote on joining the UAW.

Very excited to moderate this Labor Notes panel ft. organizers from truly incredible campaigns for public goods. From railroads to our networks and utility systems, workers have the skills & knowledge to lead the way out of private sector crises. Come find us on Friday, 3-4:40pm!

BREAKING: In a preliminary count, Georgetown University resident assistants have voted to unionize. They will be represented by OPEIU Local 153.

The workers at Disneyland who play characters like Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck and Cinderella have filed for a union election with the NLRB.

These 1,700 workers will vote on unionizing with Actors' Equity.

🚨We're so excited to announce the launch of “A Prison Writer’s Guide to Media Writing,” a first-of-its-kind journalism handbook for incarcerated writers.

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