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Neoliberalism Paved the Way for Book Banning to Take Hold in US Schools
An inability to offer a positive vision of the future shows the weakness of the far right’s fascist politics.
More Book Bans Sought in 2021 Than Any Other Point in Past 20 Years, Group Says
More than 700 challenges were made across the U.S. last year, affecting the availability of nearly 1,600 books.
Right-Wing Book Censorship Is an Attack on the Minds of Children
The perennial problem of too few resources for schools is now joined by a weaponized opposition to learning itself.
Students in Texas Form Book Clubs to Counter Far Right Bans
“Why do we have to remove books … for the sake of white people's comfort?” one student asked.
From Banning Books to Burning Them, the Right Is Threatening Education
The cathedral silence of libraries is being replaced with the sound of furious screaming and the smell of burned pages.
“All Boys Aren’t Blue” Has Been Targeted for Removal in at Least 15 States
The book deals with homophobia, transphobia and racism, and is the latest text conservatives aim to ban from schools.
As the Right Censors Public Libraries, Families Are Forming Banned Book Clubs
Right-wing groups are limiting student access to books about race, gender and sexuality.
North Carolina District Bans Book on Racism After Just 1 Parent Complains
The ban comes as a right-wing campaign to ban books on social justice issues sweeps schools across the country.
District That Banned LGBTQ Books Relents After Pressure From Students, ACLU
The North Kansas City School District had sought to ban books by Alison Bechdel and George M. Johnson but backed down.
Librarians Resist Bans on Children’s Books with Black, LGBTQ+ Authors
Librarians are defending their book collections, shaping policy and even resigning in protest.