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Stealing away democracy as midterms approach

Solidarity melts ICE

“The day of peace is dawning” — Eugene V. Debs

Amid a surge in book bans nationwide, the Louisiana librarian Amanda Jones was targeted by vicious threats. So she decided to fight back. She went to court against her attackers, and then wrote a book. And, she still a librarian.

The Squad in AIPAC's gun sights

Attacks on school boards are part of a strategic, deliberate, and well-funded effort to erode public schools and advance a broader political agenda.

Novice school board members get a hard lesson in politics in a region that could determine control of the House.

“Don’t assume that a blanket message on critical race theory or transgender issues is going to claim every district,” one GOP activist said.

Beating back the right, fight by fight

New board members in two GOP-leaning counties essentially sacked their school superintendents over the span of one week.