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Moms for Liberty
January 11, 2023
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
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
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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