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The Moms for Liberty platform is extreme – and most voters are loudly rejecting it

The failure of rightwing ideologues to take over local school boards shows that voters simply won’t get behind them

The Guardian - US

Moms for Liberty member is sex offender

Phillip Fisher Jr. was convicted of aggravated sexual abuse of a 14-year-old boy in 2012, The Inquirer reports

Salon

Moms for Liberty and the ‘parental rights’ agenda flopped in this week’s elections

Voters rejected school board candidates using ‘manufactured’ culture wars to win elections

The Independent UK

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Moms for Liberty is a toxic brand now

Last month, Salon reported on one town's fight over a right wing school takeover — Tuesday, the resistance won big

Salon

Right-wing group ‘Moms for Liberty’ call police over library book

Moms for Liberty was designated an ‘anti-government extremist’ organisation by the Southern Poverty Law Center in June

The Independent UK

Opposition to Moms of Liberty builds

Opposition builds as parents’ group stokes nation’s culture wars

Salon

As Moms for Liberty Spreads, So Does School Turmoil

Opposition builds as parents’ group stokes nation’s culture wars.

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Has Moms for Liberty met its match?

Republicans hope to use education wars to turn purple suburbia red. In one Pennsylvania district, that backfired

Salon

‘Reading is resistance’: students and parents take on DeSantis’s book bans

Florida governor’s constant attacks on the education system have led to an increasing backlash from a wide range of people

The Guardian - US

Book bans spiked 33% last school year

"Eating away at the foundations of our democracy"

Salon

How the 'parental rights' movement gave rise to the 1 Million March 4 Children

Thousands of protesters and counter-protesters in cities across Canada have clashed over the rights of trans children and youth. The “1 Million March 4 Children” on Sept. 20 is part of a widespread and growing “parental rights” movement targeting inclusive public education.

The Conversation

Moms for Liberty: ‘Joyful warriors’ or anti-government conspiracists? The 2-year-old group could have a serious impact on the presidential race

Motherhood language and symbolism have been part of every U.S. social movement, from the American Revolution to Prohibition and the fight against drunk drivers. Half of Americans are women, most become mothers, and many are conservative.

The Conversation

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appoints Moms for Liberty co-founder to state Commission on Ethics

A co-founder of Moms for Liberty, a “parental rights” group that has sought to take over school boards in multiple states, has been appointed to the Florida Commission on Ethics

The Independent UK

Brickbat: Keep It Down In the Library

An official at the Mary L. Stephens Davis Library in Davis, California, shut down a presentation by Moms for Liberty after claiming that guest speaker and former collegiate soccer player Sophia Lorey misgendered trans athletes. In her presentation, Lorey said that it was unfair for men to compete against women,…

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‘There won’t be libraries left’: how a Florida county became the book ban heartland of the US

As the extremist group Moms for Liberty flourishes in Clay county, a campaign of outrage has books disappearing from school shelves

Salon

PragerU's true goal: "Indoctrinate" kids

What Ron DeSantis wants to teach kids: Racism and inequality don't matter, and politics can't solve injustice

Salon

"Anti-woke" movement jumps the shark

A bizarre racist outburst at a Texas school board isn't an isolated event — it's part of a national pattern

The Guardian - US

‘Better martyrs’: the growing role of women in the far-right movement

The pipeline from mommy blogger to Tradwife to book-banner is an important aspect of the extreme right wing in the US

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‘Criminal liability for librarians’: the fight against US rightwing book bans

Skye Perryman of Democracy Forward, which helped block a controversial Arkansas law, says attacks will continue

Salon

Moms for Liberty has tax troubles

The complaint alleges that the organization is in violation of its 501(c)4 non-profit status

The Guardian - US

Tax complaint filed against rightwing parents’ rights group Moms for Liberty

Michigan attorney alleges organization, named an extremist group by Southern Poverty Law Center, in violation of non-profit status

Al Jazeera

Texas university president resigns in latest US race-related row

Race, education and inclusivity programmes have become the latest fronts in the ‘culture wars’.

Reason

With Parent and Teacher Groups at Odds, School Choice May Be the Winner

Breaking unions’ grip on schools benefits everybody who wants to guide their kids’ education.

Chicago Sun-Times

The puritanism of Moms for Liberty is about fear of losing power

It’s another iteration of white-bread America’s fear and hostility toward anything more unsettling than “Leave It to Beaver.”

The Independent UK

Mother recites ‘awful’ things classmates have said to gay daughter in poignant speech to school board

‘My kid’s lucky. When they go home, they have a family that doesn’t believe their identity is a mental illness,’ she says

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