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Another Trump administration brings with it the empowerment of the tech industry's far right
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Eoin Higgins

July 2022

"It Did Scare Me": Assault, Harassment Allegations Against MPP Head Nick Brana
Claims made on my podcast Tuesday about Brana's behavior throw the future of his group into doubt
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Eoin Higgins
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"It Makes Me So Damn Mad": Democratic Inaction on Crises Is Leading to Voter Apathy
"Every election makes me feel a little less sure my vote accomplishes anything at all"
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Eoin Higgins
Come On, Man
Joe Biden is not up to the task at hand
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Eoin Higgins
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Bored '24
Unscrupulous elements of the "left" are taking advantage of people's real rage at the system
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Eoin Higgins
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June 2022

"It Feels Like They Couldn't Care Less": Democrats Under Fire After Overturning of Roe
“They're not going to fight because they aren't the people impacted"
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Eoin Higgins
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The Permission Structure: Right-Wing Influencers and Anti-LGBTQ Violence
Plus: Patriot Front arrests, the utility of caring about January 6, and a roundup of recent work
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Eoin Higgins
Spoiler or Needed Voice? A Progressive Debate
Nomiki Konst is facing pushback from supporters of Kristen Gonzalez—their surrogates square off in an exclusive episode
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Eoin Higgins
Green High-Top Converse With a Heart She Had Hand Drawn on the Right Toe
It was the only way to identify the body of Uvalde massacre victim Maite Rodriguez
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Eoin Higgins
"It's Made Me Doubt My Future In Education"
Copycat threats in the wake of Uvalde have teachers at the breaking point
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Eoin Higgins
"Men Always Win"
My conversation with Rolling Stone's EJ Dickson on the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial
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Eoin Higgins

May 2022

Kids Die, Cops Lie
The media has to stop uncritically repeating what law enforcement tells them
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Eoin Higgins
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