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We didn’t need a rape accusation to know Graham Platner was unfit
17 hours ago

We didn’t need a rape accusation to know Graham Platner was unfit

Despite months of red flags, his allies insisted he was the vision of positive masculinity the party needed.

Marisa Kabas
Marisa Kabas
EXCLUSIVEEXCLUSIVE
How a former HUD civil rights lawyer courageously challenged Trump
Jun 29, 2026

How a former HUD civil rights lawyer courageously challenged Trump

Read an exclusive excerpt from the new book ‘On Courage’ by Julia Angwin and Ami Fields-Meyer

Marisa Kabas
Marisa Kabas
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From Haymarket to Prairieland: How dissent has unleashed the long arm of the law
Jun 26, 2026

From Haymarket to Prairieland: How dissent has unleashed the long arm of the law

The Prairieland sentencing has dark historical parallels, Kim Kelly writes. But we can change the end of the current story.

Kim Kelly
Kim Kelly
A new narrative for progressive Jewish New Yorkers
Jun 24, 2026

A new narrative for progressive Jewish New Yorkers

Judaism divorced from Zionism is now a winning political stance.

Marisa Kabas
Marisa Kabas
Virtual event THIS THURSDAY: Behind the scenes of Kabas v. DC
Jun 23, 2026

Virtual event THIS THURSDAY: Behind the scenes of Kabas v. DC

A conversation between Marisa and attorney Adam Marshall of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

Marisa Kabas
Marisa Kabas
ICE is offloading seven concentration camp warehouses. What does it really mean?
Jun 18, 2026

ICE is offloading seven concentration camp warehouses. What does it really mean?

A Q+A with Michael Wriston of Project Salt Box

Marisa Kabas
Marisa Kabas
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Elon Musk alone isn’t responsible for Belfast's racist pogrom
Jun 16, 2026

Elon Musk alone isn’t responsible for Belfast's racist pogrom

The violent response to an attempted murder would have happened regardless of Musk, Lee Hurley writes.

Lee Hurley
Lee Hurley
The night the letters came down
Jun 13, 2026

The night the letters came down

A marathon livestream of Trump's name being removed from the Kennedy Center was a rare moment of monoculture.

Marisa Kabas
Marisa Kabas
A tale of two media women
Jun 03, 2026

A tale of two media women

On Bari Weiss and me, and what journalists owe this world.

Marisa Kabas
Marisa Kabas
In DepthIn Depth
Starved, smashed and bloodied: The violence at ICE’s Delaney Hall
May 29, 2026

Starved, smashed and bloodied: The violence at ICE’s Delaney Hall

Brutality towards detainees and protesters continues to unfold in Newark, NJ. The Handbasket was on-site to report.

Marisa Kabas
Marisa Kabas
Kat Abughazaleh shows us how to fight fascists
May 25, 2026

Kat Abughazaleh shows us how to fight fascists

Q+A with one of the Broadview Six, who had all charges dropped against them after grand jury misconduct.

Marisa Kabas
Marisa Kabas
Hating AI is good, actually
May 20, 2026

Hating AI is good, actually

LinkedIn may be awash with boosters, but shunning AI is the human choice.

Marisa Kabas
Marisa Kabas
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