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"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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"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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Come On, Man
Joe Biden is not up to the task at hand
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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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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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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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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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"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
“Being a Teacher in America Means Being Willing to Take a Bullet For Your Kids”
Teachers talk about what it's like to hold the lives of students in their hands—and the toll the threat of violence is taking on everyone in the…
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