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Time of Monsters: Moms For Liberty and Its Media Apologists

Time of Monsters: Moms For Liberty and Its Media Apologists

FromThe Nation Podcasts


Time of Monsters: Moms For Liberty and Its Media Apologists

FromThe Nation Podcasts

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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Jul 12, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Although only formed in 2021, Moms For Liberty, a group agitating for reactionary policies in schools, is already a major player in national politics. Republican presidential hopefuls like Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump are eager to speak at the group's convention. Moms for Liberty is also receiving generous profiles in major media outlets like the New York Times.As my Nation colleague, Chris Lehmann notes in a recent column, such profiles tend to whitewash Moms for Liberty, falsely portraying it as a grassroots organization and ignoring its bigoted agenda and ties to the institutional right. On this episode of The Time of Monsters, we talk about the true nature of Moms for Liberty as well as the way anti-trans agitation is remaking politics. In the discussion, we reference this earlier conversation I had with the historian Rick Perlstein about the deep roots of right-wing agitation over education.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Released:
Jul 12, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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