Stay updated with breaking news from Soviet Writers. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
In May 2013 Hedges resigned from PEN America when it appointed former State Department official Suzanne Nossel to run it. A decade later, PEN America has become a propaganda arm of the state, including on Julian Assange. By Chris Hedges ScheerPost PEN America, once an important defender of
PEN America, once an important defender of rights for writers, editors and artists, has, under the direction of former State Department official Suzanne Nossel, abandoned its mission, destroyed its credibility and provoked a revolt among its members. By Chris Hedges / Original to ScheerPost Its refusal to condemn the 
PEN America, once an important defender of rights for writers, editors and artists, has, under the direction of former State Department official Suzanne
Could it be the lighting or the toxidity of greasepaint? Whatever the reason, our opinionated thespians are forever ready to treat the proscenium arch as a pulpit and deliver sermons about the virtuous opinions they expect their audiences to embrace. From the STC to Cate Blanchett and the arts bureaucrats who hand out grants, being an insufferable prig appears to be an obligation
Julia Friedman on “It’s Pablo-matic: Picasso According to Hannah Gadsby” at the Brooklyn Museum & MOMA’s recent social-media postings.