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AOC Slams GOP for Banning Children’s Book “Life of Rosa Parks” for Being “Woke”
House Republicans passed a bill on Friday that would open schools up to a wave of far right book bans.

Fascists Are Attempting to Win Followers by Rebranding as Antiwar
Fascist activists are seeking to exploit a fracture on the left over the war in Ukraine to grow their movement.

Axios Fires Reporter for Calling DeSantis Press Release “Propaganda” in Email
The termination is a show of how “neutral” media outlets inevitably prop up fascism.

Gen Z Congressman Says Ron DeSantis Is Governing Florida Like a Fascist
Florida Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost condemned DeSantis's policies attacking LGBTQ and Black youth in the state.

Fascists Are Trying to Co-Opt Mutual Aid Organizing in East Palestine, Ohio
Neofascist groups are attempting to stoke racial resentment to exploit the disaster for their own gain.

Defending Democracy Through Elections Won’t Be Enough to Stop Fascism
The left must present a radical alternative to both fascism and capitalist democracy.

Armed Community Groups Are Defending Texas Drag Queens From Christian Fascists
LGBTQ defenders in Texas are mobilizing to protect their communities amid sustained far right attacks on drag shows.

Anti-Fascists Are Adapting to a Strange New World
Anti-fascists face a far right that is ascendant in electoral politics and newly united around Christian nationalism.

“Florida Is a Laboratory of Fascism”: Scholars Discuss Fight Over Black History
DeSantis is using Black history as a political pawn, says E. Patrick Johnson, whose work was purged from the curriculum.

DeSantis Impeded Federal Officials’ Ability to Enforce Voting Law, Watchdog Says
The government has long sent election monitors to polling places to ensure laws like the Voting Rights Act are followed.