Rebecca Fishbein
Rebecca Fishbein is a writer living in Brooklyn. She has written for The New York Times, Gothamist, Jezebel and The Cut, among others, and is the author of Good Things Happen to People You Hate.
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What to Expect From Donald Trump’s Incoming Bro-ligarchy
The rich are preparing to use the government to loot Americans.
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What Students Should Know About Trump’s ‘Anti-Woke’ Education Secretary Pick
Trump wants the former WWE executive to lead the Department of Education.
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There Is No One Easy Answer for Trump’s Win
Trump won decisively. Here are some of the reasons why.
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Can Kamala Harris Please Stop Embracing Dick Cheney and Guns?
Young and working-class people are being dismissed, again.
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These Are Kamala Harris’s Best (and Worst) Policy Proposals
There’s some good stuff in there for young voters.
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Why This Year’s DNC Is Being Compared to the Chaotic 1968 DNC
We take a look back at the 1968 convention.
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It’s Actually Fine to Joke About the Most Powerful People in the Country
Mocking the JD Vances of the world as "weird" angers and defangs them.
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Kamala Harris Is the Only Logical Choice Right Now
Election Day is less than four months away.
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Donald Trump Can Still Lose This Election
Trump’s 93-minute ramble showed that the “inevitable” is anything but.
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What Are Democrats Going to Do About Joe Biden?
After a disastrous debate performance, there are real questions about finding a new nominee.
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This Republican Nominee for Governor Thinks Beyoncé’s Music Is ‘Satanic’
Mark Robinson also has an awful record on LGBTQ+ rights, abortion, and more.
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What Would a Second Trump Term Actually Look Like?
We need to take this possibility seriously.
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Abortion Is Still on the 2024 Ballot, Dems (and Joe Biden) Should Act Like It
As Trump reportedly supports a 16-week abortion ban, Democrats would do well to remember that abortion rights win elections.
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A Trump Biden Matchup Is Likely. How the Hell Did We Get Here?
In a year where "democracy is on the line," we have an election people don't even want.
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George Santos Has Been Expelled From the House of Representatives
Congressman George Santos was expelled from the House of Representative in a vote of 311 to 114.
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Despite Recent Wins on Abortion, Reproductive Rights Are Still on the Ballot in 2024
Republicans may be message-pivoting on abortion, but that doesn't mean attacks on reproductive freedom are going away.
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The GOP Speaker of the House Chaos Is Just a Preview of What's to Come
Jim Jordan’s bid for Speaker of the House is failing, and it represents the how the GOP has prioritized personal interest over governing.
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The Right-Wing War on “Woke” Is Still Dominating the GOP Primary
Despite policies weaponizing the word “woke,” Republicans wouldn't say it in the last debate.