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UPDATE: Unraveling what's really happening in Florida school libraries
On Tuesday, Popular Information reported that librarians in Charlotte County, Florida, were instructed by the school district superintendent to remove…
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Judd Legum
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Florida school district orders librarians to purge all books with LGBTQ characters
Librarians in public schools in Charlotte County, Florida, were instructed by the school district superintendent to remove all books with LGBTQ…
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Judd Legum
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Bob Menendez, Al Franken, and the presumption of innocence
"Bob Menendez has been a dedicated public servant and is always fighting hard for the people of New Jersey. He has a right to due process and a fair…
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Judd Legum
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Book banners target public libraries
The campaign to censor America's libraries is expanding. A new report from the American Library Association (ALA) finds that this year, between January…
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Judd Legum
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Tesnim Zekeria
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Rebecca Crosby
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Are corporations really committed to ending child hunger?
In 2021, childhood poverty in the United States dropped to 5.2%, the lowest recorded level since measuring began in 2009. According to the U.S. Census…
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Tesnim Zekeria
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Judd Legum
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A real fact-check of Trump's appearance on Meet the Press
Kristen Welker's tenure as the new host of NBC's Meet the Press began on Sunday with an interview with former President Donald Trump. NBC News promoted…
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Judd Legum
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Tesnim Zekeria
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Rebecca Crosby
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The Oklahoma City boondoggle
The Oklahoma City Thunder and its fans have made Clayton Bennett and the other owners of the NBA team extraordinarily wealthy. Bennett purchased the…
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Judd Legum
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A closer look at California's $267 million war on "organized retail crime"
On Tuesday, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) announced the state would spend hundreds of millions of dollars to combat "organized retail crime…
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Judd Legum
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Rebecca Crosby
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Child poverty is a choice
In 2022, the child poverty rate spiked to 12.4%, a dramatic increase of 7.2 percentage points from the previous year, according to data released Tuesday…
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Judd Legum
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Tesnim Zekeria
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Rebecca Crosby
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Wisconsin Republicans' nuclear option
In April, Janet Protasiewicz was elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court with more than one million votes, defeating her conservative opponent by a wide…
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Judd Legum
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Tesnim Zekeria
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The key to understanding Donald Trump's enduring appeal is Vince McMahon
Some people don't want to believe it, but it's true: Donald Trump has a reasonable chance of being elected the next president of the United States…
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Judd Legum
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Pennsylvania school district requires social studies classes to incorporate right-wing propaganda
Last Monday, the Pennridge School Board, located outside of Philadelphia, imposed a new social studies curriculum that will require teachers to…
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Judd Legum
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Rebecca Crosby
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