The wealthy have forgotten the importance of public institutions, such as libraries, which provide a space for people to exist without spending money and have become a sanctuary for marginalized people, and are now under attack by those who want to control what people know about the past.
The Trump administration has been using its power to intimidate critics, punish dissent, and redefine the boundaries of speech, culminating in the president’s declaration that he will label antifa as a terrorist organization, which is a move straight out of the authoritarian playbook.
A state superior court has ruled against the City of Huntington Beach’s attempt to impose restrictions on access to books in the city’s public libraries, upholding the California Freedom to Read Act and the California Constitution.
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