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Anthea Butler Nov 1, 2023

My latest for MSNBC https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/eric-adams-mike-johnson-god-appointed-rcna122243

Eric Adams' claim that God made him mayor masks a toxic belief

New York Mayor Eric Adams and House Speaker Mike Johnson embrace the dangerous belief that God put them in power.

MSNBC

Anthea Butler Jul 29, 2023

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/sinead-oconnor-pope-picture-legacy-death-rcna96560

Why Sinead O'Connor's pope photo moment was ahead of its time

Sinead O’Connor’s untimely death at age 56 calls for a reconsideration not only of her enormous singing talent, but of her justice-oriented faith and her commitment to truth.

MSNBC

Anthea Butler Jul 8, 2023

Hey still here folks! My latest for MSNBC on Moms for Liberty https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/moms-for-liberty-republican-politics-rcna92395

How Moms for Liberty became a powerful force in the Republican Party

Moms for Liberty is a new powerful force in Republican politics because it's using tactics and political strategies conservatives have used for decades.

MSNBC

Anthea Butler Jun 30, 2023

What a horrible couple of days #scotus

Anthea Butler Jun 7, 2023

Sarah Posner Jun 6, 2023

How Sarasota, FL became ground zero as a menace to democracy via the public schools

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@[email protected]

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/05/florida-ground-zero-far-right-education-blitz

Anthea Butler Apr 16, 2023

Laffy Apr 16, 2023

"The day the book banners lost in #Pennsylvania's culture wars

A right-wing move to keep a young-adult climate change novel out of a Kutztown, Pa., middle school backfired in spectacular fashion.

The rise of book banning is a wake-up call about rising American fascism, but there's also good news in the way so many communities -- and so many teens -- are fighting back"
#Books

If @willbunch wrote it, you should read it.© & I thread it. https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/book-banning-kutztown-climate-change-20230416.html#loaded

The day the book banners lost in Pennsylvania’s culture wars

A right-wing move to keep a young-adult climate change novel out of a Kutztown, Pa., middle school backfired in spectacular fashion.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Anthea Butler Apr 16, 2023

https://twitter.com/AliciaOnMSNBC/status/1647383968998670338?s=20

American Voices with Alicia Menendez on Twitter

“. @AntheaButler on how the GOP is using religion as a wedge. "It's ok to believe what you want to believe -- let me be clear, but the other part of this is that you cannot legislate your morality on other people. That is not correct. That is not democracy."”

Twitter

Anthea Butler Apr 15, 2023

Sarah Posner Apr 13, 2023

I talked to @[email protected] about his fantastic new book, The Undertow, for @inthesetimesmag

https://twitter.com/JeffSharlet/status/1646610844716003329

THE UNDERTOW, by Jeff Sharlet on Twitter

“I got to talk with @sarahposner, whose book UNHOLY is the best reporting I know on how Christian nationalist organizations worked w/ the Trump administration, about my new book THE UNDERTOW, on the slow civil war that's resulted.”

Twitter

Anthea Butler Apr 12, 2023

Anthony DeRosa Apr 12, 2023

NPR says goodbye to Twitter...

Anthea Butler Apr 7, 2023

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-indictment-arrest-evangelical-supporters-rcna78194 c

What Trump's indictment and arrest means for his evangelical supporters

Trump’s indictment and arrest may be a historic first, but for evangelicals who support him, it is the fulfillment of their prophecy.

MSNBC