Let America Read, Again

BY SUSAN LEHMAN | BIGTENTUSA BigTentUSA hosted a virtual Spotlight Speaker series with speakers Suzanne Nossel, CEO PEN America, Richard Dresser, President Writers Guild Initiative and moderated by producer, Evangeline […]
BigTentUSA: United for Democracy

By SUSAN LEHMAN | BIGTENTUSA “America is still a place of possibilities, a beacon for the world, a promise realized—where the power forever resides with ‘We the People’. That’s our […]
Never Turn Our Backs to Free Expression

By SUZANNE NOSSEL | PEN AMERICA, CEO Beware the artist. In the struggle against authoritarianism, artists play an overlooked role as catalysts for social change, drivers of accountability, and prophets of […]
Changing How We Talk About the Court

By, STEPHEN VLADECK | THE SHADOW DOCKET I’m so excited to get to chat with my friend Dahlia Lithwick about the Supreme Court and my new book […]
The Supreme Court: Light and Shadows

By Dahlia Lithwick It’s always a treat to be in conversation with Steve Vladeck and especially powerful to be talking about his amazing new book, Shadow Docket, which […]
Ballot Measures, Big Bucks

Getting an Initiative on the Ballot is Getting More Expensive. Everything is more expensive these days (read: inflation) – and that includes ballot initiatives. Campaigns for ballot initiatives often spend hundreds […]
We’re still here: Reflections on January 6th

Photo by Rep. Jim Himes