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April 9, 2025

American Library Association Sues To Stop Trump Cuts

Jennifer Schuessler The New York Times

The American Library Association and a union representing more than 42,000 cultural workers nationwide have filed a lawsuit contesting the Trump administration’s deep cuts to the federal agency that supports the nation’s libraries.

July 18, 2023

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – July 18, 2023

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Choosing sides in the longest, hottest summer

April 12, 2022

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – April 12, 2022

Portside

The right is on the march — but not without resistance

February 14, 2022

‘All The Shelves Would Be Bare’

Carrie Levine Center for Public Integrity

Christine Emeran, an advocate for free expression talks about the push to ban books, especially those about racism, sexuality and gender.

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