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September 26, 2023
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Jasmine Liu
Everything You Need to Know About the Right-Wing War on Books
Here’s your guide to the heroes and villains—plus a list of the 50 most banned books.
September 21, 2023
Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani
Florida Is Leading the Rest of the Country on Book Bans—by a Long Shot
A new report from PEN America documents a frightening rise in book bans in public schools—but especially in the Sunshine State.
September 6, 2023
Tori Otten
DeSantis’s Latest Stunt: Moms for Liberty Leader to Florida Ethics Commission
A co-founder of a designated hate group is now in charge of policing Florida state employees.
August 17, 2023
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Melissa Gira Grant
Moms for Liberty Recruits a New Class of Aggrieved Mothers
The burgeoning group, which has scored hundreds of school board election victories, is busy drafting more “joyful warriors” to take control of the Republican agenda.
June 22, 2023
Tori Otten
Moms for Liberty Chapter Defends Quoting Hitler in Newsletter
If you needed more proof of how this is an extremist group
June 21, 2023
Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani
RFK Jr. Gives Away the Game With Decision to Speak at Moms for Liberty Summit
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. finally reveals who he has been all along.
May 30, 2023
Tori Otten
2024 GOP Nominees Are Speaking at Moms for Liberty Summit, in Open Embrace of Far Right
It’s clear where the Republican Party is headed.
March 16, 2023
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Melissa Gira Grant
Conservatives Are Trying to Ban Books in Your Town. Librarians Are Fighting Back.
How a right-wing mania is destroying the social fabric of communities across America
January 11, 2023
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Melissa Gira Grant
The Conservatives Who Attacked School Boards in 2022 Are Now Going After Libraries
Moms for Libraries is set to inject right-wing politics into school reading shelves.
October 19, 2022
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David Masciotra
The Growing Religious Alliance to Ban LGBTQ Books
Conservative Muslims in Dearborn, Michigan, have joined forces with right-wing Christians in a bigoted crusade against gay and trans literature in public schools.
September 22, 2022
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Melissa Gira Grant
Happy Banned Book Week! Schools Are Increasingly Going After LGBTQ Books.
In the last year, works by more than 1,200 authors were banned, affecting nearly four million students.
July 28, 2022
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Melissa Gira Grant
The Arizona Republican Primary Is Ground Zero for America’s Hysteria Over Critical Race Theory and Drag Queens
Kari Lake and other far-right candidates have latched onto a controversy in the Scottsdale school district whipped up by conservative mothers.
May 31, 2022
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Laura Jedeed
Moms for Liberty Has Created Nightmares for Schools Across the Country
The group of parents has injected conservative politics into classrooms and reshaped the 2022 midterms.
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