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Marisa Kabas

MSNBC Columnist

Marisa Kabas writes about politics, media and gender and their many intersections. Her work has appeared in Rolling Stone, HuffPost and The New Republic, and she writes a newsletter called The Handbasket. She is based in Brooklyn, New York. 

Marisa Kabas writes about politics, media and gender and their many intersections. Her work has appeared in Rolling Stone, HuffPost and The New Republic, and she writes a newsletter called The Handbasket. She is based in Brooklyn, New York. 

Latest from Marisa Kabas

2d ago

George Santos’ time in the House of Representatives was 331 days too long

His time in the public light is far from over even though George Santos, the lying former New York GOP House representative, has been expelled from Congress.
17d ago

The trick behind George Santos’ pledge not to run for re-election

On Thursday, the House Ethics investigative subcommittee released its scathing report on Rep.
58d ago

The ADL’s decision to resume advertising on X is a terrible capitulation

Despite Elon Musk wrongly blaming the Anti-Defamation League for the X platform's declining revenue, the ADL has resumed advertising on the platform.
75d ago

Why Elon Musk is paling around with Benjamin Netanyahu

Anyone who hoped for Israel's prime minister to call for Elon Musk's commitment to fight antisemitism got “All Lives Matter” rhetoric instead.
136d ago

Fox is elevating this very bad 'Barbie' take

Fox News highlighted a post from a Christian movie review site slamming the ‘Barbie’ movie for ‘catering to nostalgic adults and pushing transgender character stories.’
204d ago

George Santos can’t Trump his way out of his legal woes

When federal prosecutors announced 13 charges against George Santos, the New York congressman objected to a "witch hunt," echoing his political idol Donald Trump.
223d ago

Why E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuit is bigger than Donald Trump

E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuit against Donald Trump has the potentially to change the narrative that powerful, wealthy men can mistreat women without fallout.
232d ago

Democrats have a big Dianne Feinstein problem

Nancy Pelosi claims sexism may be the culprit of calls for Dianne Feinstein to resign. Here's why she is very wrong.
258d ago

Trump tried to make Stormy Daniels a punchline. Now she gets the last laugh.

The spotlight is on Stormy Daniels amid Trump's potential indictment connected to their alleged affair and hush money scheme.
289d ago

Both parties are to blame for the train disaster in East Palestine, Ohio

Conservatives like Fox News host Tucker Carlson and Ohio's JD Vance are trying to pin the disastrous Ohio train derailment on Democrats, but blame belongs with both parties.
312d ago

Eric Adams is a threat to the Democratic Party

Eric Adams' approval ratings have likely been impacted by things like praising an NYPD officer who filmed patrons of a Drake concert and complaining about migrants.